Buffalo State's proposed Community Maritime Center will bring an historic watercraft museum and community boat-building center to the Buffalo waterfront. It will serve to showcase the college's growing historic boat collection and extend the college's boat-building programs into the community.

• Construction started on Phase I (Teaching Pavilion), expected to be completed in October 2005

• Phase I includes an outdoor teaching pavilion, which would allow for area teachers to utilize site for educational programs and will temporarily house classes that will later be held in the community boat building center

• Phase I will also allow for boat launching.

• The completed Maritime Center will serve as a permanent home for historic boats and a design laboratory for watercrafts.

• The Maritime Center will have: community events, out-reach programs, educational programs & exhibitions.

• The Great Lakes Research Center will result in a state-of-the-art research facilities.

• Developing land so that they can open it up and give it back to the community.