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• Commented on Mixed-Use Project Planned for Historic C.W. Miller Livery Stable
  Elmdog while I agree that the area needs good quality and high paying jobs, I think the lack of companies in the downtown core is perhaps an opportunity to really focus on residential conversions. If you think about what the...
• Commented on Mixed-Use Project Planned for Historic C.W. Miller Livery Stable
  There has been some additional work per the Statler City Facebook page. Looks as though as two Bridal Suites have been created, one each for either of the Ballrooms. Also back in February the Commom Council approved the following: (There...
• Commented on Mixed-Use Project Planned for Historic C.W. Miller Livery Stable
  Hopefully with all the planned announcements its a busy summer. It will be great to see many of these smaller projects advance beyond announcement and planning stages to final product. 1)Graystone 2)Creamery 3)Swan Street Properties 4)Old Spaghetti Warehouse Buildings 5)Building...
• Commented on Leasing Begins as Bethune Lofts Nears Completion
  I would agree if it was the Tri Main building we were discussing that the link to Trico could be made as the two buildings would be more likely to share similar contaminants or if the bricks were contaminated and...
• Commented on Leasing Begins as Bethune Lofts Nears Completion
  Nice job editing your previous comment with punctuation - Must be a BR contributor perk. Again, adding some context is helpful. Had you made the reference in your original comment there wouldn't have been any doubt in your inference. If...
• Commented on Catholic Health Seeks Additional On-Site Parking
  While I don't disagree on the waste and need to change or general attitude your parting shot confounds me as it really was irrelevant to your position and frankly detracts from it. So you are ok with tyranny? Or just...
• Commented on Leasing Begins as Bethune Lofts Nears Completion
  If you had stated this in the first place sure it could've and probably would've been construed as being a positive comment or even a legitimate question if given the correct punctuation. However, it wasn't and pretty much comes off...
• Commented on Catholic Health Seeks Additional On-Site Parking
  There currently exists plenty of space in the refurbished Genesee Gateway for dry cleaning, coffee, sandwiches, etc....
• Commented on Real Estate Rumor: Delaware North Moving to Delaware and Chippewa
  100k sq ft here and another 750k sq ft in the building to be formerly known as One HSBC Center. It sure will be interesting over the next couple of years. Here's to hoping that Buffalo can use the shake...
• Commented on Buffalo's Outer Harbor: Candidate for an Urban Cable Car?
  While I agree that $112 buys a lot more than $75 in public transport, the statement above doesn't mention what it costs in NY to park your car for 30 days. I would think it isn't $100 (that I am...
• Commented on Bernie Tolbert's 'Mayoral Run' announcement speech sent to local media
  Media? I thought this was a blog....
• Commented on The Skyway's The Limit?
  Well said and I agree, but I question the intelligence of the voter that you cite as being insulted. If the voters are as intelligent as you state, where is the outrage, the questions, the investigations, the protests etc. Think...
• Commented on Pamper Mom this Sunday at Statler City's Brunch
  I don't know about residential yet considering the amount of retail areas that are still untouched/unoccupied or areas underutilized (mayoral election hq) on the street level. It would seem a no brainer to copy the Lafayette model and get a...
• Commented on Construction Watch: 600 Block Re-Traffic
  It looks like they have until June 1st to start the 500 block or risking losing funding. I don't have an update other than this. http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/news/2013/01/30/pace-to-quicken-for-cars-sharing-main.html...
• Commented on Construction Watch: 600 Block Re-Traffic
  There is and was: Solicitations: http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/news/2012/06/29/competition-builds-for-buffalo-place.html Awards: http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/news/2012/08/29/multiple-main-st-projects-receive-aid.html...
• Commented on Construction Watch: Hotel Graystone on Track for New Residents this Summer
  Deaner as in Youngstown, here in Buffalo and across the 'Rust Belt": Here in northeast Ohio, back in eighteen-o-three James and Dean Heaton found the ore that was linin‘ yellow creek They built a blast furnace here along the shore...
• Commented on Done Deal: 185 Niagara Street Sold
  It would be nice to see focus and progress at the Curtis and Statler buildings. With the Greystone and the Coffee Rich building slated to be vastly improved over the coming months (fingers crossed), I guess these two buildings will...
• Commented on Façade Work at 686 Main Street Proceeding
  If they are removing the marquis would anyone else be interested within the Theater District in reusing this rather than just scrapping it? (Just posing the question). I know that this is a common desire to have more marquis within...
• Commented on I may be leaving in May, but I will definitely be back for more
  Yep it is. It is as bad as Pizza Hut Pizza and the EV storefront design featured in the above blog spot; But I don't want to come across as a naysayer. Negative opinions are only reserved elite individuals and...
• Commented on Punishment or reward?
  It would also appear to be very similar to the windows being installed at One Canalside. Perhaps they thought what was good for the goose was good for the gander; So much for tying one area of the city to...
• Commented on Punishment or reward?
  Details details details. This 'blog' isn't required to have factual reporting. It will allow PR shrills to get away with their propoganda without so much a challenge but then unload on a mom and pop shop without providing the whole...
• Commented on UB Unveils Med School Design (More Images)
  Not to weigh into a conversation that really is irrelevant on this post and really is a distraction, but in regards to your statement Paulsobo: "See prejudice and labels within the (insert name of) community is OK...but how dare outsiders...
• Commented on UB Unveils Med School Design (More Images)
  You seem to be missing the point. I'm just calling this out as being a misrepresentation to the public. The building will not have its own cafeteria or dining facility. "We intentionally did not plan for these retail establishments within...
• Commented on UB Unveils Med School Design (More Images)
  My comment was in regards to the quotation offered that no cafeteria was included by design as to get people to leave the campus. Basically me calling it BS and lip service when everything else screams coatless island. I wasn't...
• Commented on UB Unveils Med School Design (More Images)
  While I applaud not having an on-site cafeteria or dining facility as to encourage people to go out in the community, it is seemingly negated by the 'coatless' island that is being created; hop onto the train, off at the...
• Commented on Buffalo's Steel Plant Museum
  Agreed it is a shame, but I do find it interesting that we even have a steel museum and its a month or two too late. Perhaps this would've given more creedence to efforts to save the building if this...
• Commented on Ellicott Development Moving on Creamery Renovation
  RaChaCha >>> Considering it didn't matter for his 2010 Governor race I highly doubt its School Board driven....
• Commented on Funding Sought to Complete War of 1812 Sloop
  This seems as though this would make a good tie in to the Naval Park for additional fundraising. That being said is there a proper ownership in place if you are asking for community donations - ie community ownership; More...
• Commented on Ellicott Development Moving on Creamery Renovation
  Old First Ward - Jinx, you owe me a beer...
• Commented on Ellicott Development Moving on Creamery Renovation
  There were lessons learned from the Webster block award I would surmise and perhaps a city carrot with the other parcel he just was granted developer status for. No evidence just a hunch; and at this point, who cares just...