PUSH Buffalo is seeking City approvals to add a third floor to 417 Massachusetts Avenue, home to the WASH Project at the Westside Value Laundromat. The building, owned by Aloudi Mansour, previously had a third floor but was removed after a fire some time ago (historic photo below courtesy of WASH Project).
The new third floor will add four apartments to the building for a total of nine units. The laundry will also be expanded as part of the renovation plan. Architect Charles Gordon and Kevin Connors/eco_logic STUDIO are designing the project.
The WASH Project is an arts, literacy and resources-based mini community center that functions out of the Burmese refugee-owned laundromat on Buffalo’s West Side. The WASH Project has become a safe, small, yet dynamic center of local community life.
417 Massachusetts is another step in PUSH’s redevelopment efforts on the west side. In partnership with Housing Visions, Inc., PUSH is currently constructing Mass Ave Community Homes project. The project creates 46 high-quality, energy efficient, affordable apartments in seven substantially rehabilitated and nine new buildings.
The Massachusetts project will be reviewed by the Buffalo Planning Board on November 5.
Images by Wash Project