Boutique Hotel Opening in Webb Building

While I like this idea, and think it makes sense for the site, we are, clearly, about to see a bubble pop in Buffalo's new downtown hotel offerings. Do we really have that many visitors to the area to support all the new hotels coming online?

As a side note, kudos (again) to Tim Tielman et al who stepped up to save the "eyesore" of the Webb when it faced demolition--such an amazing building.

Oh I know, Tim Tielman has invested so much of his hard earned money into our beloved city. What a joke. The people with vision are Termini and David Burke who did this bldg. Get your facts straight.

Boutique hotels are a great addition to Buffalo and, as evidenced by the sea of Ontario license plates on the weekends, may help our neighbors to the north discover a different side of Buffalo. Every time I travel, I prefer boutique hotels because they have more character than chains. Plus this is a good location considering the investment in Canalside and downtown.

And don't forget about the number of weddings Pearl Street cranks out annually. Much more convenient for the bridal party and family to be able to stumble over to their rooms right next door or upstairs from their reception. Makes a ton of sense.

Maybe this will force the Adam's Mark to finally tidy up their eyesore of a hotel. The rooms at the Lafayette are unparalleled for the price and I can only imagine that it will be the same at the Webb. Good move.

Tim has done more to impede progress in our city than any other lib-impeder. Out of the way, we are actually becoming a real city! First Panera, then the Casino actually starts real construction, and now the doors are open for some real commerce.
I can already hear the cries and the rivers of bleeding hearts

I wonder if the tenants are being moved to one of Termini's other buildings or what. They said the building was fully leased when the decision was made. Can't wait to see it as a hotel though! I may have to take another "stay-cation" soon!! Just got back from the Hotel Lafayette and loved it!

genius reply from BassHow...loved it! ..on a different note, I think a boutique hotel would do well there considering the high Canadian dollar, Canadians wanting something close and urban rather than the hectic congested glassy monotony of Toronto. I believe the Mansion does quite well considering it's a bit far from the core and the Lafayette I stayed at recently; was outstanding in every way.

wouldn't dream of second-guessing termini. just hope he doesn't cannibalize his own guests at the lafayette by offering rooms at the webb.

Id like to see them infill the empty lots with buildings of that period and architectural detail.

With Rocco Termini involved, it's a good bet this will be a successful venture.

Good luck to the project’s duo!

Also, a tip of a 100-gallon hat to Tim Tielman for his perpetual foresight and tireless efforts.

It's a boutique hotel conversion and a great idea, what is with all of this nonsense ......... Maybe Croce will take something out of this and get his large ass in gear in the boutique Curtiss building ..... Or at least work on the front entrance of his statler ..... Welcome tourists with scaffolding as an entrance

great for Buffalo! Rocco Termini sees the need for more quality hotels, and travelers are looking more to boutique ones than ever before. Hopefully market forces (all the openings of new, high quality hotels) eventually force the embarrassing Hyatt to deflag and become a mixed-use building like it should. I love the Genesee building but it's not living up to its potential as a sub-par hotel.

The question is , how will this affect AM&A's re-do. Wasn't that suppose to have a hotel component?

These hotels are all being created with minimum rooms and can all work together- buffalo can handle an increase of many more hotel rooms -

this is pretty smart, this will be the first hotel easy walking distance to canalside and arena, quickly becoming the place to be. Iam sure Sabres packages and wedding packages will keep this small property full must of the year. We need more and better hotels, keep them coming.

I think this is actually a good idea for a boutique hotel. Echoing many others, its location will (hopefully!) prove to be a hotspot in the coming years when downtown and the Canalside development are in full swing!

I wonder when we're getting a Bertha's Kitty Boutique hotel--?

Is it really true that the people in these apartments had trouble w/ the noise generated from the banquets? Were the apartments fully leased? Someone above asked if they paid for the relocation and I ask as well. Anyone know definitively?

Or could it be that the apartment concept just didn't fly considering the location and lack of services to carless renters?

Many of these old industrial buildings really need some commercial real estate love to bring them back to what they once were.