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• Commented on Leasing Begins as Bethune Lofts Nears Completion
  Beautiful! It's amazing what some creativity and a deep pocket book can do with these wonderful older structures. This big boost in investment along the entire Main st corridor should do wonders for the subway system. With that said, the...
• Commented on UB Unveils Med School Design (More Images)
  Love it! How is the Allen st subway station being incorporated. Are they building over it? Will you be able to access the building directly from the station? What a way to increase ridership...
• Commented on Construction Watch: Toronto Condo Boom
  I was right around the corner at 401 Calle San Francisco in Plaza Colon. Yes the quality of buildings is admirable; reminds me of Europe. I stayed in a hotel in Italy once that must have been hundreds of years...
• Commented on Construction Watch: Toronto Condo Boom
  I was in Old San Juan from the 14th - 18th too!...
• Commented on Construction Watch: Steel Rising at Delaware and Virginia
  I hope this inspires some love for row houses across the street. They need a little TLC....
• Commented on Lake Hotel Project Moving Along
  I love the view in the last picture. Nice project...
• Commented on Construction Watch: Delaware and Virginia
  this is probably the most tasteful infill that we've seen in buffalo. good scale, good mixed use, hidden parking, etc. looks like an all around win....
• Commented on Casino Construction Tops Off
  I normally don't gripe about new development but this a very poor layout and the design is atrocious. Not to mention that the building is totally isolated from the rest of downtown by a half mile long parking lot. I...
• Commented on Construction Watch: Main @ Mohawk
  wow! i haven't been on main st in some time. thanks for sharing the updates. the biggest shocker must be 498 main st. i'll never forget the boarded up chinese restaurant on the first floor and the pink brick façade....
• Commented on Albright-Knox Art Gallery Engages Snøhetta to Develop Master Plan for Growth
  In general, I like the Knox regardless of their controversial transformation over the last few years. But their hours are atrocious. Open past 5PM once a month?...
• Commented on Catholic Health Admin Center Design Released
  Looks like the price for a storefront in Genesee Gateway just went up 50%! This is a great project and will do wonders for Elm/Oak and Genesee street. And good for Eddie Brady's who has been sticking it out on...
• Commented on Croce Purchases Another Franklin Street Property; Has Five Projects in the Works
  I like a lot of what Croce has done so far but it makes me nervous to have so many half completed projects on the books. I don't want him to turn into another Bashar Issa. That said, I wish...
• Commented on Croce Purchases Another Franklin Street Property; Has Five Projects in the Works
  http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/print-edition/2012/10/05/catholic-health-hq-heading-downtown.html Catholic health is building a new HQ on a Uniland parcel in the Elm-Oak corridor....
• Commented on New Buffalo hotel plays the hipster card
  Agreed. It seems that every bit of positive national press that we get is laced with subtle jabs and cliche stereotypes....
• Commented on Rededication of the Church of Scientology
  religion aside... earlier this spring a friend and i were walking around downtown admiring buildings and as we came near the building someone ran out and offered to give us a tour. i thought for sure they were going to...
• Commented on Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site Expanding Thanks to Bank of America Building Donation
  I finally went to the TR Inaugural site this past winter and I'm so glad I did. It's a really good interactive and historical exhibit. There is a lot of Buffalo history throughout the tour as well. Take a look!...
• Commented on Readers Rejoice: Infill Project Planned at 766 Elmwood Parking Lot
  you just made my week. i've despised this parking lot for some time now. 448 elmwood win, 305 utica not so much. i'm excited to see the rendering...
• Commented on Més Que
  Barcelona is in Cataluña region where the official language is Catalan. 'More' in Catalan is 'més' I'm really excited about this place!!...
• Commented on Cantina Loco opens un poquito
  you see, marilyn. i studied spanish formally for over a decade, lived in spain & mexico and now i work in latin american business in buffalo. spanish is my life. it ticks my toc to see the language used so...
• Commented on My Elmwood Wish List for 2012
  By Buffalo standards, parking in the Village can be tough. Best case scenario... first floor retail and a two+ story parking garage above. It's expensive to build but if on one level you sell spots and on the 3rd level...
• Commented on Cantina Loco opens un poquito
  this is a good addition to allentown and i like the signage a lot. however couldn't they use proper grammar with their name...
• Commented on New Courthouse Shines Before Its Official Debut
  i got an up close look at the building this weekend and i think it turned out ok. i like the facade on niagara street. the picture of niagara square is stunning. that's a shot of a proper city. beautiful...
• Commented on Construction Watch: Baker's Shoes Gets Some Glass
  so long overdue. A huge part of the rest of main street's transformation this year. and i always hated seeing the boarded up pearl street facade walking up court toward main...
• Commented on Construction Watch: Global Vascular Institute
  this building along with the one that just broke ground down the street... total image changers for the city. lets market this to the max. we should be marketing buffalo to the health care industry just as much or even...
• Commented on Model Unit Completed at Hotel Lafayette
  I love Rocco, this building, the design, the total plan, the apartments, the views and the price. It all exceeds my expectations. Amazing job! $1200 for a two bedroom of this quality and location... young professional's dream...
• Commented on Paladino Gives Thumbs Down to Statler Help
  Oh please, like Carl hasn't ever taken a hand out from the City or NYS. Not to mention the tenants in many of his downtown buildings. If he bought the Statler he'd take the money and put a Rite Aid...
• Commented on Renovation Plans for 477 Main Street Revived
  main st again! boom! i was just thinking about this project the other day as i was reading an article about new era's growth. i was wondering how long the martin group was going to be allowed to hang out...
• Commented on Main Washington Exchange Adds Life to 500 Block
  Main street is on fire recently. From Canisius to the harbor. I really dig it...
• Commented on Demo Watch: Allentown and Medical Campus Edition
  wow i forgot about this project. what an enormous win for main st. the design fits in nicely with the new building going up down the street....
• Commented on Construction Watch: 1040 Delaware Avenue
  i completely forgot about this one. wow. talk about night and day. great job. even better than the rendering!...