Real Estate September 13, 2009 10:25 AM

Swan Building Shows Off New Plumage

Swan Building Shows Off New Plumage
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The two-story building at the northwest corner of Swan Street and Michigan Avenue is sporting a crisp, new look.  A new brick facade has been installed on the structure.  Work on the building, owned by James T. Sandoro, started late last year.

From Courtney's original post:

The building was built in 1918 as a factory outlet for the Simon Pure Brewery. Soon after, pesky Prohibition got in the way and left the building and its industry sitting shuttered for 15 years until it finally opened in 1933. The 3,000 square foot, first-floor commercial space still flaunts the original tin ceiling, terrazzo floor and back bar. This could be transformed into offices or, as with the former tenant, used as a bar/restaurant.

The 6,032 sq.ft. building is one block north of Sandoro's Buffalo Transportation Pierce Arrow Museum, currently closed for renovations.  More in a future post.

Get Connected:  James T. Sandoro at 716.855.1931

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Conti's Pizza and Pasta from Buffalo Rising on March 6, 2010 4:44 PM

It was back in September when WCP updated us on the progress of this Swan Street building. Since that time Buffalonian4Life delivered us a hardhat tour of the Lofts @ 136, which signaled the coming of 88 student-oriented living units to hit the market.... Read More

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PaulBuffalo
September 13, 2009 10:22 AM
PaulBuffalo

Wow, a humble building that could've easily been demolished or lathered in EFIS looks sharp.

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Buffalonian4life
September 13, 2009 12:43 PM
Buffalonian4life

Looks so much better. The area around this building to the east is decimated. Located on the edge of downtown and the east side, many visitors have seen this building covered entirely with plastic, while the rest of the street sports empty lots, abanodoned buildings, a pot-hole infested street and a plethora of surface lots and gates. This is a good step in revitalizing this future section of downtown. We need to fill in those gaps, bring life back, and build on our past. This renovation is a great start!

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LovinLivinintheBuff
September 13, 2009 6:47 PM
LovinLivinintheBuff

Just beautiful. Would love to see more like this in this area. Kudos to the building's owner.

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Black Rock Lifer
September 13, 2009 7:46 PM
Black Rock Lifer

Sandoro did the right thing here and deserves credit. Maybe he saw it as penance for past mistakes. In the late 1970's he was responsible for the demolition of a largely intact group of very early and substanial brick homes in the area to expand his surface parking lots. He also owned the Fitch Creche on Swan St that was demolished quietly a few years ago.
Surprised that his passion for antique cars didn't carry over into old buildings.

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jstraubinger
September 14, 2009 11:55 AM
jstraubinger

The finished product here looks great. It looks like the rehab took some inspiration from what Chris Jacobs has done on the 700 block of Main. Is the second floor a residential possibility?

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