Work is well underway at the
Lake Hotel (201 W. Huron Street) as the building is readied for eight upscale
apartments. The building is located in the West Village historic district and
the project is utilizing historic tax credits for the rehabilitation work.
Kissling Interests hired the experienced firm of Carmina Wood Morris architects, with Peyton Barlow serving as general
contractor.
The exterior of the building has improved significantly from last year as new windows have been installed, some pointing work has been completed, and details missing have been replicated by Buffalo Plastering and Architectural Casting.
Four apartments are planned for the first floor; one is a one bedroom and the remaining three are two-level, two bedroom units. The second and third floor each have two, two bedroom apartments. The fire escape at the rear of the property will be reused as a balcony for the tenants. There is a great interior light court, a garden-level storage and laundry room. Rents are expected to be in the $1,500 range.
A permit was filed for the building in 1896 by William M. Savage and its earliest known name was the Darrow Apartments (1942). The building was known as the Delmar Hotel from around 1948 to 1985, when the name was changed to the Lake Hotel as it remained until it was vacated.
For more photos of the
progress, check
out my set on Flickr.
Looks great!
How does, "looks great!" get three negative votes?
hmmm... could be they disagreed that it looks great, or could be some people's way of shooting the messenger for past grievances they have toward you.
(or could be like most downvotes I get - accidental clicks lol)
Probably some of your buddies that wish it had been torn down for mor parking
lol - or maybe it was some of your buddies who wish it was made into a rail station.
Or a Trader Joe's, …
Anyhow, poor Up - writes something upbeat, yet still not very appreciated at the ballot box. Perhaps some voters are just difficult to please!
Based on the rationale for demo expressed in some of the other comment threads here, I could see why some here would downvote Burch's comment of approval.
The building sat vacant for awhile which usually prompts cries of "reactive" when preservationists try to do something with other buildings. The downvoters were probably upset over the developer re-actively returning this place to productivity.
Since some here don't view the National Register of Historic Places listed Trico building as historic, it is reasonable to conclude that they feel the same way about this place. Old does not equal historic you know.
They are also utilizing historic tax credits, which even though they are readily available for eligible buildings, are spun as "crony capitalism" here. There's also a group that feels subsidies are bad as long a they are directed on select things in select parts of the region.
I could see anyone who sides with these oft expressed viewpoints to not approve of what is going on with this obvious preservation success story, hence the downvotes.
That being said, I wish the inside wasn't just plain white. Also, they could have done something aestheticly pleasing with the fireplace.