Want to own a piece of the resurgent 800 block of Main? The City has a deal for you!
The vacant mansion at 878 Main Street is about to become available. A Request for Proposals by the City of Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency is due out soon seeking a redeveloper for the three-story, 5,010 sq.ft. building.
ZeptoMetrix Corporation located at 872 Main is rumored to have long-coveted the site for employee parking. Rather than risk raising the ire of pesky preservationists, the City has wisely gone the RFP route to seek reuse ideas. Other developers have found the block to be ripe for development including The Granite Works mixed-use renovation, and a new restaurant at 888 Main opening later this year.
There is also some news regarding City-owned dilapidated 918 Main Street. More on that in a future post.