Mayor Ben Walsh's recently announced economic strategy involves developing a workforce to capitalize on the the digital economy that will dominate the future.

That plan -- dubbed the Syracuse Surge -- begins with a series of investments on the south end of downtown. In his State of the City address, Walsh tallied those investments at $200 million.

“The Surge will be fueled by more than $200 million in public and private funding committed already," he said.

That figure includes development projects like new hotels and mixed-use buildings. It doesn't include money expected for Walsh's new South Side Campus for the New Economy -- the signature piece of the Surge.

Here's a list of the projects being included in that $200 million:

Marnie Eisenstadt

The Allyn Family Foundation Headquarters: $25M

The Allyn Family Foundation has committed upwards of $25 million to reimagine the corner at South Salina and West Onondaga streets.

In place of a parking lot, the non-for-profit will erect a new building with a public market, office space and apartments. It will also house the foundation's headquarters.

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Rick Moriarty

Marriott Syracuse Downtown Phase 2: $9.1M

Hotelier Ed Riley has announced plans to add 54 more guest rooms to the recently reopened Hotel Syracuse. That will bring the total to 315 rooms.

He also plans to add another restaurant to the hotel -- a steakhouse on the first floor.

There's no timeline on the expansion yet. Riley had originally said it would be done in 2018, but that didn't happen.

Riley has already spent more than $82 million to renovate the long shuttered hotel. The expansion will cost more than $9 million.

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Rick Moriarty

Symphony Tower: $17.1M

In December 2016, developer Gary Thurston announced he would convert the vacant Symphony Tower building next to Hotel Syracuse into a long-term stay Hyatt House hotel.

The city forgave half a million dollars in back taxes after fighting with another owner of the building for more than a decade.

The hotel will have 120 rooms outfitted for extended stays.

The project is about two years behind schedule -- the developers had hoped to have it done in 2017. Thurston said last month that financing is not yet in place.

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Tim Knauss

Syracuse University National Veterans Resource Center: $62.5M

Work began last January on a new Syracuse University veterans resource center at the corner of Waverly and South Crouse avenues on University Hill.

The new veterans resource center is expected to open in 2020. It will house the Institute for Veterans and Military families, which offers educational, vocational and community engagement programs for veterans.

Last year, the university received a $20 million gift from Daniel D'Aniello and his wife, Gayle, for the project. It was one of the single largest gifts in SU's history.

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Rick Moriarty

Acropolis Center: $10.3M

Developers Steve Case and Ryan Benz have proposed redeveloping the Jefferson Center in downtown Syracuse at the corner of Jefferson and South Salina streets.

The project will include the addition of two floors containing 28 apartments and a new headquarters for Case's development firm, Acropolis Realty Group.

The property currently consists of two buildings, and the developers plan to tackle the project in two phases. The first phase includes new office space on the vacant third floor of the larger building.

The second phase involves adding two floors on top of the larger building and turning the basement into a parking garage.

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City Center Phase Two: $20M

The Red House arts center recently opened shop in the newly renovated City Center at the former Sibley's department store at 400 S. Salina St. in downtown Syracuse.

The project is still looking for a commercial anchor.

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Rick Moriarty

Commonspace 2: $12M

Commonspace -- a shared working and living facility at 351 S. Warren St. -- will expand to add 45 new studio apartments. There are also plans for a new fitness center and expanded working space.

Currently, the building contains 21 apartments that share a kitchen and living areas.

The developers are Troy Evans, founder of Syracuse CoWorks, and Joe Sisko, founding partner of the Locus design firm.

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Michael Greenlar

Blueprint15: $75M+

Blueprint15 includes money from the Allyn Family Foundation, the Syracuse Housing Authority and others to overhaul the city's earliest public housing project. The project has been in the works for years.

Details of the project are still in the works, and will rely to some degree on the fate of Interstate 81. But the project will include redesigning and replacing much of the East Adams Street neighborhood.

A city spokesman said the budget for the project hasn't been finalized and will likely cost much more than the stated $75 million.

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