This project is an A+++ and someone was wondering about a cost comparrison. the 5 story uniland new build on 285 delaware was $12 million. i´m not sure about the square foot comparison

If he wasn't there already, Rocco truly enters the Preservation Pantheon with this project, and this honor is oh-so-richly deserved. The Webb project and others (such as the recently opened Warehouse Lofts) show that other developers who have characterized such buildings as "garbage buildings" simply don't know what they're talking about.

Also, on a couple of the other honorees: the book "Preserving New York" is both an amazing read and great reference on the historic preservation movement in NYC, which helped lay the groundwork for preservation statewide and nationwide - leading, for one, to preservation tax credits which contribute to great projects like the Webb Building. It's worth checking out for the great photography alone.

A nice summary web article about why Trude Brown Fitelson (of My Fair City) is being honored can be found here: http://www.thousandislandslife.com/Trude.htm

Very Cool! Rocco has done a great job on the Web Building and I am grateful for his support of my work in creating site specific art for the lobby and each floor. I guess it's a big secret that Rocco supports the arts the old fashioned way, he commissions art work from local artists!

... and to think that Carl Paladino once wanted a parking lot where the Webb stand today. Congradulations Mr. Termini and the City of Buffalo and would someone be kind enought to email a copy of this to Assemblyman Sheldon.

There arent new buildings that look as good as this building.

I usually hate contemporary but like modern. Modern is a style (long term). Contemporary is usually cheap and fashionable (meaning its design principles are short term and dont last)

There are bad older buildings but to be honest, we have lost far to many buildings that had world class design asthetics for their period and which were timeless. Erie County Bank, Shelton Square, German American Insurance Building, Larkin Administration Building being a few.

this is a lesson to everyone ....few people would have looked at the old building and reallized it really has a WOW factor.

Fellow Buffalonians there are still a few left.....lets focus on building on empty lots (and rehabbing our existing buildings). We can have period buildings and modern buildings but can we please leave the cheap contemporary glass box blank walls in the ash heap of history.

ok first off.. what is with the stories popping in below other stories.??

they already do, part of their 4.5 billion dollars worth of investment that happened in downtown. Of which Brown eludes is do to his good management.

Looks amazing, and $11 million seems like a fairly low cost right? Anyone have an idea what a similar sized new build would cost?

beautiful building....even nicer inside. Great job, exactly the medicine that Buffalo needs.