6,500 lb. machine vs. an old wood floor. Who wins?

It will be a sad day in Buffalo if this one gets demolished- then again we do need more parking downtown. Nearly 50% of the land is still devoted to buildings!

Crazy! Watched the news and was shocked... Quite a scare in the fate of the structure! This is a beautiful building, screaming new development. I would hate to see it go for a small mishap in construction. This block is prime, valuable space that should be delicately worked with. Fill in those other parking lots and we have ourselves a beautiful, bustling city block, with limited holes in the urban fabric.

Is anything happening with the Greystone?

Why did they tear down the terra cotta building that was across the street...and is now a parking lot?

Its so terribly sad just how much Buffalo has lost.

wooden floors, electric cars, it's just sad

This building obviously wasn't meant to be a parking garage. How long has it been that way?

lets hope the damage isn't too severe.. but then again the maintenance has been lacking as the Fire Fighters said there was significant water related damage to the floor that had collapsed.

Is the Calumet next? How long can you have rain, snow and critter droppings coming in through the broken skylights and windows before something collapses? Can't imagine that the building even meets health codes.

The turnbuckle system probably has saved the upper floors.
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I do agree that many of our esteemed buildings such as this one have gone through years of neglect while awaiting "the right time" to make either a sale or go through renovation/restoration.
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As in the case of the Greystone, it's true - very similar circumstances. I hope Mark continues his quest of restoration as Carl still has not to this day - seven years later.
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And, yes, although we have the Greystone in Housing Court, I'm still in wonderment that Ellicott Development was able to construct a condo highrise on the Waterfront in less than two years, but the Greystone still languishes, still without covering of the hole on the roof, still only maintained close to court dates.
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Good luck to you, Mark.

"Do as I say, not as I do" is Carl's m.o. If we all did as Carl does, there would only be dangerous buildings with holes in the roof, vacant overgrown corner lots, Dollar Generals, Rite-Aids, waterfront condos that don't pay property tax, toll-free roads, Ellicott Sq. buildings full of state office tenants, and politicians with pockets full of cash answering the money in this state.