Construction Watch: Middlesex Road New-Build

McMansions-A-Go Go!

A mere 100 yards from where the guy got stabbed at the David statue yesterday. Nice

Very sad to see that would happen there. I heard it was in broad daylight too. I hope the guy is okay and the villian gets whats coming to him in the form of some police brutality. If I can give anyone advice on this: If someone asks for your $, give it up. Dont get any delusions of being Chuck Norris. You health and life are more important than a few bucks.
In spite of isolated criminal incidents and the expressway, this is one of the most beautiful parts of the entire area. The meadow, the lake, the woods the architecture and its all for public use. Lets hope this new home contributes to the visual splendor of the area.

oh my god! so buckheadish!

also, "only" 5200sq. ft? Isn't the Miller Mansion almost 20k sq. ft?
In this area I say the bigger the better as long as they are tastefully done. It is after all the highest concentration of mansions in the city.

If you go to www.stimuluswatch.org , scroll through to New York State projects, and then Buffalo, you will see that the Mayor has listed $230,000 for rebuilding Middlesex Ave. He is trying to make this a better neighborhood to keep the crime rate down.

seems like the actual crime was giving a false statement, see:

http://www.buffalonews.com/437/story/621952.html

what a dumbass.

I think everyone is missing the bigger picture. Look at these homes! The lots alone...$400k and 200k respectively.

It begs the question to be asked. Why cant developers build $200-$500k homes, $100k-%500k apartments, $100-500k townhomes in Buffalo.

The answer is simple...they can but many builders wont take a chance.

Look at the Gates Circle Project! Now there is absolutely no reason why there cannot be an additional 4 equivalent projects with views of Delaware Park: Elmwood, Delaware, Delavan and Main are perfect Streets for such towers.

Like the Westside, the same could be said for Niagara Street from the Peace Bridge all the way to the Wharf District.

Like the Eastside....there is enough of a cluster to redevelop the area surrounding Masten Armory, Masten Park, City Honors, Artspace, Allen and Life Sciences Campus.

Like South Buffalo, South Park is ideal for redevelopment. It has enormous potential!

It just seems that our developers dont use our local GEMs to anchor new development and that is a very very ignorant business vision.

Just within a few hundred yards of here are dozens of families making 7 figure salaries.

LOL at QueeenCity's phallic condo tower fetish.

Wigs,

The house must not be very deep. Mostly an impressive facade? I really question the square footage as well.

sony, did I not say homes, townhomes as well as apartments/condos. My point was that developers could easily build in Buffalo. They dont have to build on farmland out in East Amherst, Clarence, Lancaster and Orchard Park.

The difficulties Buffalo neighborhoods are having on the westside, eastside (northeast, central, southeast) and First Ward can all attract a wide variety of residential.

Further, these areas have anchors that compensate for those areas negatives such as incredible parks with lakes/rivers, potential for walkable retail, historic churches, potential for neighborhood schools, etc. All of which would have to be recreated in the suburbs.

Nothing like paying $36k a year in taxes. This state is a disgrace

This is news? Pretty sad commentary on Buffalo when building a home is newsworthy. Weren't there any bike stories to run today?

This development puts the "sex" in Middlesex.

I dont like the idea of zoning an area by height. I think that a tall iconic tower should be a welcome but an exception to the predominant height of the community.

We dont want say Delaware Park to be surrounded by towers or even by 5 or 10 story buildings. However, 3-4 15+ story towers (one on each side) would fit just fine into the landscape....and that pretty much goes for most areas of Buffalo too!