Larkin Development Group has once again breathed new life into an historic building. The Larkin 'U' Building at 239 Van Rensselaer has been transformed from a shuttered Romanesque beauty into new offices for rapidly-growing First Niagara bank. The project restored the building's exterior while adapting the interior spaces for a modern use.
The 60,000 sq.ft. building will be home to one hundred and eighty First Niagara employees which will come from three different facilities across WNY. Employees from several departments throughout the company (Compliance, Audit, Human Resources, Enterprise Risk Management and the Treasury departments, along with the Third Party Administrators & Claims Service group of First Niagara Risk Management and the document management team of Commercial Loan Administration) that are currently based at the Lockport Administration Center, Larkin at Exchange and leased offices at 282 Delaware Avenue are settling into the newly opened space.
The move into the new building frees up space in the Larkin at Exchange and Lockport office buildings. There is room in the U Building for additional employees as the bank continues to grow.
Photos by Larkin Development.
Kick ass.
No exterior photos? Get on my bike and look at it in real life?
Howard Zemsky and LDG are doing an unbelievable job with this area. What a no-brainer to invest and develop there: the Larkin District couldn't go down any further, it was already at rock bottom.
I'm inferring that the Lockport office is remaining open?