An apartment building on lower Niagara Street is getting some overdue love. Cedarland Development has started renovation work at 507 Niagara Street, a 14,290 sq.ft. building it purchased in April for $252,500. “We are excited and proud to tackle this tough project in this growing West Side community at 507 Niagara Street,” says Kevin Dagher, Cedarland’s Vice President. Plans call for 16 apartments including 13 one-bedroom units, two two-bedroom, and one studio. Apartments will include an intercom system, keyless entry, and in-unit washer/dryers. Cedarland is completely redesigning the interior and exterior of the building. Facade brick work will be restored…
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We should all be rooting for Kyle Ciminelli’s success. He’s leading the effort to fill Seneca One tower, downtown’s largest building that was left for dead just a few years ago and is now filling with technology-focused companies. Finished in 1972 for Marine Midland Bank, the complex that spans the foot of Main Street was in foreclosure and nearly empty when Douglas Jemal purchased it in 2016. Shortly thereafter, Jemal began an ambitious $120 million renovation effort. That work included: office space additions and façade changes to activate its lower floors, two retail buildings and two clubhouses on the plaza…
If you thought you would live to see Buffalo’s grain complexes turned into residences, you are probably one of a local handful. Even the lead architect on the Silo City redevelopment project never thought he would see the transformation, let alone play a key part in the effort. That’s not to say Paul Lang never imagined it. Back in 2007, Lang’s Masters of Architecture Thesis at Penn State University focused on reuse of industrial districts and specifically, laid out a vision for reinvestment in the Old First Ward, filling the void between the Cobblestone District and neighborhoods to the south…
505 Pearl Street was sold yesterday for $1.3 million. The seller was Rhino Room LLC, an entity of the estate of Mark Croce. The six-story, 42,000 sq.ft. building is located across from Ellicott Development’s mixed-use 500 Pearl Street and is adjacent to Shea’s 710 Theater. The buyer, 505 Pearl Street WNY LLC, is hiding behind a registration with a Buffalo post office box return address. From the listing: Ready for redevelopment. Located in a federal Opportunity Zone. Solid structure with historic tax credit and other development opportunities. Significant investment in the immediate area. Metro Rail stop less than one block…
Downtown will be gaining a fresh food market in coming weeks. It is not a grocery store. Braymiller Market has not set an opening date but owner Stuart Green says it will be “during strawberry season.” Watch for a late June/early-July opening. Braymiller will occupy a 20,000 square foot stand-alone building at Ciminelli Real Estate Corporation’s mixed-use project on Ellicott Street south of the central library. The building will be roughly evenly split between the retail space fronting Ellicott Street and the wholesale operation in the rear along Oak Street. The project also includes 201 affordable apartments at the southern…
Work is well underway to restore four historic buildings at the southeast corner of Broadway and Michigan Avenue. A group of investors, led by architect Steven J. Carmina and developer Roger Trettel, are redeveloping the 19th-century buildings that make up what’s called the Dellenbaugh block. They sit at the gateway to the Michigan Avenue African American Heritage Corridor. The work is as much as a rescue effort as a development project. The buildings at 163-167 Broadway and 64 Nash Street were built over time between the 1820s and 1880s. Vacant for over 15 years, time and weather took their toll.…
For a COVID-impacted year, downtown development showed little sign of slowing down. One developer who is speeding up is Douglas Jemal. Jemal was busy last year signing leases for office space and apartments in Seneca One, preparing plans for conversion of the former police headquarters to residences, purchasing the Statler and starting façade work on the property, unveiling plans for a new residential building next to the tower, and finalizing the purchase of the shuttered Hyatt hotel. 2020 was another good year for downtown development. Fifteen projects were completed, fifteen are currently under construction, and nineteen were announced. That compares…
In a story about its push into the Rochester market, Marrano Homes hints about future plans in Buffalo. Marrano CEO Patrick Marrano says the builder is looking at additional opportunities in the city, including townhouses and even patio homes. Marrano says development on the East Side is also a possibility. From The Buffalo News: Marrano is eagerly looking ahead to finding another city project to pursue – possibly on the East Side, with townhomes. He said he and his executives have been talking to Buffalo Mayor Byron W. Brown and his staff, who are “eager to see something.” “There’s land…
A spectacular model unit has been completed at The West End development in Waterfront Village. The three-story residence at 272 Lakefront Boulevard features high-end finishes including an elevator. It is open for viewing on Saturdays from 1 until 3 pm and by appointment. Ciminelli Real Estate Corporation’s The West End will include 20 units on a 2.4-acre parcel along Lakefront Boulevard between the Portside and Marina Park communities. The largest building in the project is nearing completion. “There are six units still available in our eight-unit building that is currently constructed,” says Hunt Real Estate’s Deacon Tasker who is overseeing…
One of the more dynamic projects set to open in Buffalo during the year ahead is the D’Youville College Health Professions Hub. Located in the heart of Buffalo’s West Side community, the project will improve community access to healthcare services, introduce educational opportunities focused on breaking cycles of chronic illness, and connect area students with in-demand jobs. Billed as a “first-of-its-kind” health center, the Hub offers innovative learning spaces, a workforce center, extensive virtual training resources, a demonstration kitchen, neighborhood cafe, public art, a pharmacy, rehabilitation and wellness center, and a clinic offering primary care. Upon opening in early 2021,…