A Main Street property owner is considering a condominium conversion project. Sean Spurlock, owner of 678 Main Street, tells Business First that he is planning to rehab the building for a mix of uses that is likely to include 10 or 12 condo units “in the near future.” The two-story building is fronted by the light rail tunnel entrance and was recently occupied by the Groove nightclub (center, photo).
James Fink has the preliminary details:
Spurlock said he envisions the condos running between 2,100-square-feet and 3,300-square-feet with costs beginning in the $300,000 range.
The complex will have enough parking for the condo residents.
A small portion of the Main Street side of the building may be used for retail or commercial purposes, Spurlock said.
No formal plans for the project have been submitted to Buffalo officials. That may be in the offing, Spurlock said.
“It’s on my immediate horizon, but it also depends on the market,” he said.
Spurlock’s 678 Main Street LLC purchased the property in March 2005 for $225,000.
Plans for ten apartments and commercial space in the adjacent Birzon Building at 686 Main have been approved. Work on that project, not a Spurlock project, was supposed to start last year but has not advanced.