Real Estate November 25, 2009 10:30 AM

Construction Watch- Engine 36

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Former Engine No. 36 firehouse at Elmwood and Great Arrow is getting a makeover and a new life. Louis A. Haremski purchased the surplus City property in July for $128,600. He intends to move his working business, Loose Lumber, into the first floor of the 4,438 sq.ft. building. The second floor will be Haremski's residence.

The circa-1913 firehouse was vacated when a larger, $2.8 million fire house opened in late-2005 at 860 Hertel Avenue.

Haremski's $300,000 renovation includes a new roof, mechanicals, new front doors, and new windows in the building's hose tower.

Loose Lumber, designer and fabricator of fine furniture for residential and commercial use, is relocating from leased space on Great Arrow Avenue.

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Lego1981

November 25, 2009 11:04 AM

Such a unique Firehouse, glad to see it re-used and not turned into a parking lot.

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NorPark

November 25, 2009 11:11 AM

Thats awesome. I would love to travel to work by sliding down a pole from my bedroom to my office.

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Lego1981

November 25, 2009 11:34 AM

LoL, I wonder if he is going to keep that pole?

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buffloonitick

November 25, 2009 8:01 PM

tough commute...

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Sean Brodfuehrer

November 25, 2009 12:14 PM

I remember when this first closed and how cool it would be to buy it for a residence. Glad someone else is going to bring this gem back to life... and as a business too! I look forward to checking it out if there is going to be walk ins welcome.

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LouisTully

November 25, 2009 1:10 PM

agreed. thought the same thing. awesome building, would make a great residence

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mec

November 25, 2009 1:24 PM

And you get your own traffic light to pull out of your driveway with!

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Blackrocklifer

November 25, 2009 2:36 PM

It is great to see business owners going back to the old way of living above the shop. Good for the owner as well as the neighborhood.
Concerning the pole, my neighbors that lived in the old engine #15 at East and Amherst choose not to retain the pole, probably due to the fact they had small children. They did however have a spiral staircase that led to the top of the hose tower providing beautiful birds eye views of the river and neighborhood.

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Armchair MBA

November 26, 2009 9:00 AM

Thats a nice one. Old police stations-fire companies make for cool work-live rehabs. There are a few still being used on Tonawanda st and Linden and Colvin that would make for nice conversion opportunities once the fire department moves out.
There is a vacant one @ Fillmore near Paderewski but I saw it had the "water off" spray paint mark of death on it. If I only had the $.

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