From a smattering of projects along a big stretch of Jefferson Avenue to a couple of large ventures along Broadway and Fillmore Avenue, developers, businesses and government agencies are investing significant money in neighborhoods east of Main Street.

It’s far from the level of activity seen in other parts of the city, particularly downtown Buffalo, and just a fraction of the $6.5 billion in total development that’s happened in the region in the last six years. And there’s no guarantee of how much more will come.

But it’s more than the East Side has seen in a very long time.

“Across our city, we are continuing to see the positive impact of economic development investment,” Buffalo Mayor Byron W. Brown said. “In another few years, if you drive through the East Side, you will not recognize that section of the City of Buffalo.”