GCEDC Board to consider improvements to 8250 Park Road facility at Oct. 2 meeting
Press release
BATAVIA, NY – The Genesee County Economic Development Center (GCEDC) board of directors will consider an initial resolution at its October 2, 2025, meeting for a $8.5 million hotel renovation project.
8250 Park Road LLC will be renovating the current 125,000 square-foot water park hotel next to Target in the town of Batavia into two hotels for a total of 167 units. The renovation would host a 99-unit Holiday Inn hotel and a 68-unit Candlewood Suites hotel upon completion, and the project also includes the renovation of the existing water park.
The new facility is anticipated to create 15 new full-time equivalent (FTE) positions and retain 20 FTEs.
The project is requesting assistance from the GCEDC with a sales tax exemption estimated at $267,200, a mortgage tax exemption estimated at $50,000, and a property tax exemption estimated at $884,472 based on the incremental increase in assessed value via a new traditional 10-year PILOT.
The project is estimated to generate $9.9 million in local fiscal impacts, including payroll and tax revenues, for an estimated $10 local benefit for every $1 of requested incentives. In addition, once ramped up, the project is projected to generate over $123,704 annually in bed tax revenue to the county.
The GCEDC board will also consider previously tabled proposals for two community solar projects in Pembroke.
- SL Pembroke, LLC is proposing a $10.1 million 4-megawatt community solar project on Tesnow Road in Pembroke. The project would generate a total of $276,695 in revenues to the Town of Pembroke, Genesee County, and Akron School District over 15 years. The project would also generate $2,500/MWAC + a 2% annual escalator in host benefit agreement payments to the Town of Pembroke. The project is requesting a $811,128 sales tax exemption, a $101,391 mortgage tax exemption, and a $399,385 property tax exemption.
- SL Pembroke 2, LLC is proposing a $11.8 million 5-megawatt community solar project on Tesnow Road in Pembroke. The project would generate a total of $345,868 in revenue to the Town of Pembroke, Genesee County, and Akron School District over 15 years. The project would also generate $2,500/MWAC + a 2% annual escalator in host benefit agreement payments to the Town of Pembroke. The project is requesting a $944,786 sales tax exemption, a $118,098 mortgage tax exemption, and a $499,232 property tax exemption.
The GCEDC board meeting will be on Thursday, October 2 at 4 p.m. at the MedTech Center’s Innovation Zone, 99 MedTech Drive, Batavia.
Meeting materials and links to a live stream/on-demand recording of the meeting are available at www.gcedc.com.