Lackawanna offers several attractive development opportunities within its 6.6 sq. mile footprint: 

• Commerce and Industry –  light manufacturing, warehousing and distribution  options on redeveloped former industrial parcels including 240 acres on the former Bethlehem Steel site and nearby city-owned parcel, . 
• Culture and Recreation – mixed/adaptive reuse opportunities within walking distance of Our Lady of Victory Basilica national shrine, the  Lackawanna Carnegie Public Library and the Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens in neighboring Olmstead-designed South Park. 
• Education and Community – this prime residential area, housing the city’s  public/charter schools and senior/community center facility, offers limited mixed-use and/or adaptive re-use opportunities on private parcels.
• Shopping and Retail – multiple mixed/adaptive reuse opportunities exist along Abbott Road, including re-imagining Lackawanna’s well-traveled western entrance at Abbott Rd. & Ridge Rd.