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AUBURN, N.Y. — First Niagara Financial Group has provided $2.7 million in financing for WST33 LLC/Soules and Dunn Development Group’s Plaza of the Arts complex, which is located at 161 Genessee St. in Auburn. The 20,000-square-foot development offers medical office, retail and restaurant space. Additionally, Grant Avenue Development will relocate and consolidate its headquarters from Roanoke, Va., to the new development. Grant Avenue Development owns and operates more than 40 restaurants on the East Coast, including Arby’s, Domino's Pizza and Tim Horton’s franchises. WST33 LLC broke ground on the $5 million project last year. The Plaza of the Arts is expected to have a total economic impact of $50 million annually.