About The Vision
“The 890 Project is an East Buffalo neighborhood development, they had envisioned for years"
VISIONARY FOR THE EASTSIDE
Anita Sanders
Proprietor, Anita Woodruff-Sanders, is leading The 890 development with a community -driven mindset. Anita graduated from the Eastside Avenues Community -Based Real Estate Training Program (CBREDT) and the CPC Access Incubator. Upon graduation, Anita worked diligently to bring her vision to life.
Mrs. Sanders is a licensed realtor, entrepreneur, eastside property owner, and has served our community for 20 years as a Transit Police Officer and Lieutenant.
Anita and her husband, John Sanders, Sr., are dedicated to Buffalo as the place where John was born, where they married and have raised seven children. It is also where they have become respected Queen City business owners and real estate developers under the banners of Woodruff Enterprises and Trace Assets Protection Services.
In 2023, Anita completed the Community Preservation Corporation (CPC) ACCESS Incubator Program. Her exceptional performance in both earned her a $500,000 Empire State Development Grant.
Together, she and John decided to allocate that money as foundation funding for Project 890—an East Buffalo neighborhood development they had envisioned for years. Now this accomplished couple is ready to bring their vision to life, sparking a new era of investment and revitalization throughout the East Buffalo community.
Property Size
Project 890 is a four-story, 42,000-square-foot mixed-use complex
commercial space
The ground floor has 8,535 sq ft of flexible commercial space designed to accommodate a variety of tenant configurations.
Apartments
The upper three floors will include 35 affordable rental apartments in studio, one-, and two-bedroom layouts.
Our Partners
THE PROJECT 890 ALLIANCE
The Empire State Development Grant enabled Anita and John to assemble a team of WNY industry experts, each committed to collaborating on the development and execution of their vision for this project. They include:
Woodruff Enterprises, LLC
Project leadership
Kideney Architects, P.C.
Architectural design (www.kideney.com)
Buffalo Construction Consultants, Inc.
Construction management (www.buffaloconstruct.com)
Urban Vantage, LLC
Urban planning and economic development consulting (www.urbanvantage.com)
Bellwether Advisors, LLC
Legal and financial advisory (www.bellwetheradvisors.com)
PD Engineering/Tredo Engineers
Environmental analysis (www.tredoengineers.com)
Location
This location was chosen with intention, as it lies in a once-vibrant East Buffalo neighborhood that has seen decades of disinvestment. This development aims to reverse that trend.
