Construction Watch: Educational Opportunity Center

Thanks for the update. I've been wondering about this building. I'm looking forward to seeing this building in the context of Goodell St and the M. Wile Building next to it. By itself, it looks narrow, almost like the squirter on the top of a Windex bottle.

Suburban...look how much land it uses...sasd

4 stories.,,will Buffalo ever exceed the 4 story barrier

I like it. Good urban form.

I have yet to see a Buffalo firm churn out anything new that is remotely as interesting as this. Thanks for raising the bar, Holt.

So there will be a newly-empty building on Washington then? Just what that stretch needs...

Looks like a giant computer from the 80's

can't tell for sure from the rendering, but it looks like it has a terrible connection to the street. the entrance appears to be a dark recess under the projecting upper floors. if so, very '70s and very bad.

its already dated.

The EOC on washington should be converted to loft space. Could use a little cleaning up too.

Are there jobs created from the build out? Or are they being transferred from another part of the city or campus?

Steve Jobs called, he wants his original prototype for his Macintosh back

Unbelievable, you bitch when something gets torn down, you bitch when it remains a vacant lot and now you bitch because you don't like the design. I'm thrilled we're seeing progress and that we are being a bit more progressive in our architectural choices (Federal Building, Kaleida Health etc). You nay sayers really need start working on some positive posts for a change.

So where is the front door? On Ellicott, or Washington? I thought Ellicott was supposed to be the "front" for these new medical campus buildings and Washington is being treated as sort of a back alley.

I'm kind of amused by people saying this looks new and progressive. It looks very mid-century to me, like the Central Library or McKinley HS.

No, but from my point of view...
-UB South Campus made the mistake of building 1-4 stories and ran out of room creating the need for Amherst.
-UB Amherst made the mistake of building most of its buildings 1-4 stories and they ran out of room in their CORE campus creating the need for downtown.

Now they are doing the same thing downtown...and worse...low income housing is filling in areas where Life Sciences Campus should be expanding.

Use the land we have and create great spaces on that land.

I like it. It's interesting and was executed well.

It looks like a decent building to me. Its not outstanding but it does seem like one of those modest well-considered contemporary buildings that will help Downtown transition. I almost want to put in the same class as 285 Deleware Avenue.

Eh. It's ok. Its not great, its not bad. In general I like the canon designs recently. Im more excited for the continued renewal of downtown, and if this adds to it (which it does) it gets a pass for me.

First floor space for small business would have been nice. None of the new builds in town seem to have that. Space for a dry cleaners, Subway, diner, insurance agengy, law firm or deli.

Maybe it's just me and I'm not too bright, but doesn't it bother anyone that we taxpayers are shelling out $46 Million for a bunch of classrooms? I mean, with all the college campuses in the area and all the vacant buildings, we couldn't find a spot for glorified classrooms? And that's just the capital cost. How much do our taxes have to pay annually for maintenance of another new building?

Does any meaningful revenue come from this to offset the huge cost?