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• Posted 1040 Delaware Nears Completion, Benefits from Medical Campus Growth to Buffalo Rising
  A Delaware Avenue redevelopment project is opening with units on two of its residential floors nearly pre-leased.  The former Lutheran Nursing Home at 1040 Delaware Avenue is being converted to residential and commercial use by Greenleaf & Company and Paul Kolkmeyer.  Along with a new use, the formerly non-descript building is getting a charming new brick façade.  David Wylier and Associates is architect.   The building, which was vacant for ten years, now contains 49 rental units is planned along with 2,000 sq.ft. of ground floor office space.  There has been substantial interest in the commercial space from prospective tenants in...
• Posted Apartments Nearly Full at 448 Elmwood Avenue to Buffalo Rising
  Upper-floor apartments in the much-anticipated three-story retail and residential building at the northwest corner of Elmwood Avenue and Bryant Street are finished.  The 20,000 sq.ft.,  $3.5 million project was developed by The Krog Corp, attorney Michael Ferdman and architect Karl Frizlen.  Twelve apartments, each with two bedrooms and two baths, are located on the second and third floors of the building.  Units range in size from 1,052 square feet to 1,380 square feet.  There are six different floor plans available.  Two of the units feature 190 square foot private terraces while each of the other units have covered balconies. ...
• Posted Construction Watch: Buff State Dorms to Buffalo Rising
  Buffalo State College's new dorm complex is nearly complete.  The building is on the east side of Grant Street north of Rockwell Road.  It is one of many projects the college has underway or planned. The $44 million building contains 507 beds.  1,200 sq.ft. student apartments contain four private bedrooms in suites with two bathrooms, a living room and kitchen. ...
• Posted Avant's Embassy Suites Expands with Exceptional Style to Buffalo Rising
  Expedia.com ranked it as the most in demand hotel in New York State. And there is no doubt that the Embassy Suites in Avant at 200 Delaware Avenue has enjoyed great success since its opening in July 2009. In response to this success, Uniland Development Company expanded the hotel this year into the eighth floor of Avant adding 29 rooms to the already 153-room hotel.   The success of the Embassy Suites quickly raised the bar for hotels in downtown Buffalo, with a $15 million renovation at the Hyatt Regency following soon after the Embassy Suite's opening. The Embassy Suites...
• Posted Construction Watch: 305 Utica Apartments to Buffalo Rising
  Work on a new apartment project in the Elmwood Village appears closer to completion.  A brick facade has gone up on the $2.7 million project at 305 West Utica Street. FJF Development, a partnership made up of contractor Paul Johnson, attorney Michael Ferdman and architect Karl Frizlen, began work on the project last fall.  According to the project's website, only nine of of the eighteen apartments were still available as of mid-May. The two studio apartments on the first floor with 350 sq.ft. of lviing space have been rented leaving the remaining units as two-bedroom apartments with approximately 1,000 sq.ft. of space and...
• Posted NFTA Puts Waterfront Property On the Market to Buffalo Rising
  The Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) is looking to sell prime Lake Erie waterfront property. According to the Buffalo News, 60 acres of the Buffalo Outer Harbor will be on the market, upon which the state's largest marina is located, the NFTA Small Boat Harbor, as well the Port Terminal complex. The reason for the sale appears to be a high cost of maintenance with as much as $50 million needed to continue its upkeep. While the NFTA has been able to stabilize the shoreline, and provide public access to the water edge, they have been unable to significantly utilize the valuable...
• Commented on Twenty Years of Pride: Celebration Moves to Canalside
  Thanks! Took it this morning before all the rain....
• Posted Twenty Years of Pride: Celebration Moves to Canalside to Buffalo Rising
  Celebrating its 20th Anniversary, Wednesday marked the kickoff of Pride Week in Buffalo with the raising of the Pride Rainbow Flag in Niagara Square. While the Sunday Pride Festival has typically been held in Bidwell Park, the celebration has outgrown this venue and will now move to Canalside on Buffalo's waterfront.  The week's events also include the 10th Annual Dyke March on Saturday at 5 PM. The march starts at 1195 Main Street, travels down Summer Street, Elmwood Avenue and finally ending at North Pearl Street and Allen Street. Immediately following the Dyke March is the Allen Street Festival or "Gayborhood Block...
• Posted Construction Watch: Pierce-Arrow Auto Museum to Buffalo Rising
  Work on a larger Buffalo Transportation Pierce-Arrow Museum in downtown Buffalo is moving along. Steel framing is up and the brick entryway is beginning to take shape at the Michigan Avenue and Seneca Street complex. The project, spearheaded by museum founder James T. Sandoro, is a $6.3 million expansion of the existing building. The museum celebrates the Pierce-Arrow, the Thomas Flyer and several other Buffalo-manufactured automobiles, as well as locally produced trucks, bicycles, and auto accessories. At one time, the Pierce-Arrow brand was one of the most recognized and respected names in the automobile industry. In business for 38 years, the company produced some...
• Commented on One or More Idiots Vandalize Delaware Park
  that's giving them too much credit. clearly they don't possess the forethought to plan that far in advance...
• Posted Preservation Award Winner: 257 Lafayette Center to Buffalo Rising
  Preservation Buffalo Niagara has chosen to recognize 257 Lafayette Center at its annual awards ceremony later this week. The project was chosen under the "rehabilitation/adaptive use" category for its transformation of a former school building into residential and commercial space on the west side.    Award categories were established to acknowledge distinguished contributions to our community through preservation activity. Recipients will be recognized in the following areas: restoration; rehabilitation/adaptive use; stewardship; landscape preservation; neighborhood conservation; preservation service; and education and outreach....
• Commented on Westminster Presbyterian to Unveil New West Entrance
  No they are keeping the front entrance which the church representatives said was still really important as they are an urban church. However the rear entrance was previously hard to find and also not handicap accessible if I'm not mistaken....
• Posted Westminster Presbyterian to Unveil New West Entrance to Buffalo Rising
  Westminster Presbyterian Church located at 724 Delaware Avenue in Buffalo will officially open their new west entrance following the worship service Sunday at noon. The work was part of the church's $3 million New Beginnings capital campaign. In addition to the new entrance, the campaign sought to preserve and enhance other parts of the over 150 year-old camps. Formally a small two-story house, the structure behind the church was converted into a two-story entrance by connecting it to the rear of the main church building. Many of the historic elements of the building were retained while also updating the structure to...
• Posted Hamister Eyes Tishman for Mixed-Use Project to Buffalo Rising
  The Tishman Building is expected to get an Avant-like mix of uses.  Details are emerging about the future of the 20-story, 200,000 square foot nearly vacant structure located on Lafayette Square.  Ending rumors circulating downtown for months, Mark Hamister, CEO of the Hamister Group, Inc., has finally confirmed that he has the building, currently owned by a New York City-based investment firm, under contract.  While the sales price has not been disclosed, the building had been listed with M.J. Peterson Commercial Real Estate Corp. with a $3.2 million asking price.    Hamister is said to be planning a mix of uses for the property including hotel, residential and offices.  The...
• Commented on Buffalo Yoga Fest
  Cool!!...
• Posted Work Begins to Transform Portion of Outer Harbor to Buffalo Rising
  On Wednesday morning, Congressman Brian Higgins announced the beginning of work to provide public access to a section of the Buffalo Outer Harbor previously occupied by the US Coast Guard and off limits to the public. This will allow for access to the historic Buffalo "Chinaman's Lighthouse" which, built in 1833, is one of the oldest in the Great Lakes. In 2008, Congressman Higgins, along with then -Senator Hillary Clinton, secured a total of $6.1 million in federal funds for the project. "With this project we continue to build on our effort to deliver unprecedented access and opportunity to...
• Commented on New Metro Bus designed to look like a trolley.
  my understanding is that the NFTA, through the Greater Buffalo-Niagara Regional Transportation Council, studies and makes recommendations concerning transportation but it is up to the lawmakers to implement these recommendations. They don't really have power to say what WILL be...
• Commented on New Metro Bus designed to look like a trolley.
  http://www.gbnrtc.org/fileadmin/content/pdf/Report/2035_Long_Range_Transportation_Plan_Final.pdf...
• Commented on New Metro Bus designed to look like a trolley.
  http://www.gbnrtc.org/fileadmin/content/pdf/Report/2035_Long_Range_Transportation_Plan_Final.pdf...
• Commented on Construction Watch: 600 Delaware Renovation
  agree...
• Posted Construction Watch: 600 Delaware Renovation to Buffalo Rising
  Vacant for nearly eight years, redevelopment of 600 Delaware Avenue is nearing completion. Boasting a new red brick facade, a reworked entryway, and new windows, the building is soon to be the home of Alliance Advisory Group, Inc., a financial services firm now located in Amherst. The company received a $311,000 incentive package from the Erie County Industrial Development Agency to acquire and renovate the building and relocate its headquarters to the Delaware Avenue location.    The 21,300 sq.ft. two-story building officially changed hands in late October 2010 for $1.4 million. The previous owner was DANFB Associates, LLC, an affiliate of Benderson Development.   ...
• Posted $1.6 Million City Playground Upgrade Effort Underway to Buffalo Rising
  Woodlawn Park was the site of Mayor Byron Brown's announcement yesterday of a $1.6 million program to upgrade equipment in 35 city playground areas.    "This project represents the largest investment for playground equipment in 20 years," said Mayor Brown. "The $1.6 million structural upgrades will make our playgrounds safer and more enjoyable for families."   Mayor Brown originally announced the improvements to the city's playground equipment in February, during his 2011 State of the City Address. Last month, crews from the Department of Public Works began to install upgraded equipment. The entire project is scheduled to be finished in...
• Posted Medical Campus a Bright Spot Amid a Dark Job Market to Buffalo Rising
  If you have been searching for employment recently in Buffalo you may not be surprised to learn that Forbes magazine has found the city to be the second hardest in the nation (tied with Rochester, NY) to find a job in 2011 with only 11 job openings per 1,000 population. Only New Orleans, which has yet to make a full economic recovery from the Hurricane Katrina disaster, was found to have a tougher job market. The data was collected from US Bureau of Labor Statistics by Indeed.com and considered job openings in the fourth quarter of 2010 with salaries of $50,000 or more. While this...
• Commented on Dr. Phillip Berke to Give New Urbanism Presentation Today
  The picture is actually of Cary St. in downtown Buffalo, which is a great street within walking distance to restaurants, entertainment, public transportation, employment, and everything else downtown Buffalo has to offer....
• Posted Dr. Phillip Berke to Give New Urbanism Presentation Today to Buffalo Rising
  The School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Buffalo will present a lecture by Dr. Phillip Berke entitled New Urbanism: Resilient Communities or American Pompeii's. The event will take place tonight from 5 to 6 PM at the Buffalo Transportation-Pierce Arrow Museum located at 263 Michigan Avenue in Buffalo. Admission to the event is free and a beer and wine networking hour will follow the presentation. Each year, through the generosity of Will and Nan Clarkson, the Department of Urban and Regional Planning in the School of Architecture and Planning has the opportunity to bring a scholar of national and international...
• Commented on Vera Pizzeria Delivers The Goods
  PLEASE have a vegan pizza!!!...
• Posted Lots of Space in Buffalo New York; the City Saves One of Its Most Historic to Buffalo Rising
  Downstate, Buffalo had just been referred to as a place you would not want to go, but upstate, the city steeped in architectural history was celebrating a new era for one of its most historic structures. In a ceremony Wednesday afternoon, Statler City LLC, led by developer Mark Croce, officially took ownership of the Statler building.  "For only having decided to put on a deed-signing event two days ago, there was a tremendous turn-out. So many people have taken an interest in the building. We were standing room only, it was incredible," remarked Croce on the event's turnout. In addition to...
• Posted Re-Tree WNY Pushes Back Major Volunteer Efforts to Fall to Buffalo Rising
  Re-Tree WNY, an organization formed after the "October Storm" of 2006, is postponing plans for it's ninth seasonal planting event to just one fall planting on the storm's fifth anniversary later this year.   A better survival rate for trees planted in the fall as well a shortage of funding are among the reasons for the change. "We are confident that this is a positive move on many counts," stated Paul D. Maurer, Chairman of Re-Tree, who authored the e-mail message.  "We've been monitoring each of our plantings and the results show that spring plantings have a less successful survival...
• Posted ECHDC Holding Community Workshops Today and Tomorrow to Buffalo Rising
  In partnership with the Project for Public Spaces (PPS), the Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation (ECHDC) will be holding three public workshops where attendees can express their ideas and visions for the waterfront this summer. In attendance will be Fred Kent, President of PPS, who was one of the keynote speakers at last fall's Aspirations and Inspirations event at City Honors High School, which was part of a series of events to allow community input into the plan for the Buffalo Waterfront after Bass Pro announced this summer that it would not build on the former Memorial Auditorium site. These events found...
• Commented on "Niagara Habitat" Video Debuts
  Thanks Good Neighborhood! It's a great video... hoping it will go viral soon!...