Lisa McGeough, the new head of HSBC Bank's U.S. operations, said the bank is fully committed to its Buffalo presence.

According to The Buffalo News, HSBC will be taking over the Larkin U Building on Van Rensselaer Street which Key Bank recently vacated. HSBC expects to move into the space this fall. The 63,000 sq.ft.

The biggest movers, HSBC Bank and Phillips Lytle law firm ... The tower when completed in 1972 brought new hope in downtown Buffalo. Today it is drab on the outside and in need of new tenants ...