BUFFALO, N.Y. — ​The Mohawk parking ramp in downtown Buffalo was built in 1955. What it looks like today could be completely different in the near future. City leaders made public six proposals to dramatically change the ramp into something completely different.

"We want to make Buffalo one of the most attractive places in the country for future workers, for young workers," said Mayor Byron Brown.

Redeveloping the 1.1-acre, city-owned site is a first step in a pilot program to create a new mobility and innovation zone around the lower Main Street neighborhood. Its guided by recommendations of "The Future of Mobility: Remaking Buffalo for the 21st Century" study released last December. 

"The report itself was designed to try to understand what the city needs to offer in order to maintain and attract the talent we need for our economy, said Brendan Mehaffy, director of the Office of Strategic Planning.

The city asked developers for proposals to fit in with its "Race for Place" initiative, including affordable housing units, solutions for parking and transportation and creating a vibrant urban setting along the street front. 

"We want to create environments where people want to be, where they want to live, where they want to work," Brown said.

The six proposals from the local developers combine mixes of apartments, parking, spaces for bikes and pedestrians, as well as retail stores, all part of the city's goal of revitalizing downtown Buffalo. 

"The six compelling proposals really show the confidence that the development community has in the City of Buffalo and that confidence continues to grow," Brown said.

Mehaffy said the project could involve a public-private partnership, or the developer taking over the property altogether. City leaders hope to make a decision on winning proposal by August or September, and construction could begin in 2023. 

Here is a look at each of the plans: