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• Posted Construction Watch: Catholic Health HQ to Buffalo Rising
  Steel is rapidly rising on the edge of downtown Buffalo where Uniland Development Company is building Catholic Health a new administrative and training center. The $43 million project will house 700 employees in a six-story, 140,000 sq.ft. building.  A two-level 700-space parking garage will round out the site.Last year, Catholic Health announced plans to consolidate its administrative operations into one facility. The site selected was a vacant parcel at Oak and Genesee streets at the base of the Kensington Expressway off-ramp. This parcel had been "shovel ready' for decades. Now, the highly-visible location is finally seeing new life....
• Posted Construction Watch: 600 Block Re-Traffic to Buffalo Rising
  Main Street in the Theater District is a bit messy these days.  But by early fall, cars will be sharing the 600 block of Main Street between Chippewa and Tupper streets with light rail vehicles.  The work extends the streetscape work that has already been completed on the 700 block of Main Street.  Mark Cerrone, Inc. is the contractor for the $8 million project.  ...
• Posted East Canal Project Starts - RFP for Remainder of Donovan Block Coming Soon to Buffalo Rising
  Buffalo's CanalSide district continues to evolve as multiple construction crews, cranes, and heavy equipment dot Lower Main Street and the Inner Harbor. Lieutenant Governor Duffy was on hand yesterday alongside several local leaders including Mayor Byron Brown for a groundbreaking ceremony held for the East Canal, the latest public improvement at Canalside. The $5 million park project that will connect Washington and Main streets sits between the $30 million One CanalSide development and Terry Pegula's recently started $172 million HARBORcenter project.  The park is expected to be completed late this year....
• Posted Construction Watch: Delaware/Virginia to Buffalo Rising
  The northwest corner of Delaware Avenue and Virginia Street is filling in.  Scott Croce is developing a mixed-use building on the site of the demolished Cloister restaurant.   Work to date has been focused on the Virginia Street wing of the building that will contain nine apartments.  Medical office space will front Delaware Avenue.  Croce, a chiropractor, plans to move his office to the first floor of the building. The Frizlen Group is project architect....
• Posted HARBORcenter Officially Underway- Design Evolving to Buffalo Rising
  After a month of preliminary construction work on the Webster Block, the Buffalo Sabres and HARBORcenter Development LLC officially broke ground Saturday on the new mixed-used hockey and entertainment facility being developed directly in front of the First Niagara Center. The $172 million project will feature two full-size NHL ice rinks, a full-service hotel, a two-story restaurant, street-level retail space and a five-level, 850-space parking structure. The ice rinks, restaurant, and retail stores are scheduled to open in September 2014. The hotel is slated to follow in the spring of 2015."In the two years since I purchased the Buffalo Sabres, the...
• Commented on Recognizing the Potential of One HSBC Center
  In light of all of this, I hope Seneca One surprises all of us once they see what the community really thinks of them and the tower. Time will tell!...
• Commented on No Parking, No Problem
  This may be true for tourists, but not so much large corporate businesses. It is a shame that many will reject downtown simply because there is not a giant free parking lot attached to it in a sprawling suburban neighborhood....
• Commented on Recognizing the Potential of One HSBC Center
  Haha it's okay! I suppose I could've been more specific!...
• Commented on Recognizing the Potential of One HSBC Center
  Just to clarify, I did say tallest *OFFICE* tower. Sheesh you guys will pick out anything:)...
• Commented on Recognizing the Potential of One HSBC Center
  Seneca One needs to 'spend money to make money,' otherwise bankruptcy seems inevitable....
• Commented on Recognizing the Potential of One HSBC Center
  If we can get the tenants, I am all for it! Keeping it completely office would be impressive and help the downtown market if kept fully occupied. If not, I think mixed-use might have to be the way to go,...
• Commented on Recognizing the Potential of One HSBC Center
  Ideally that would be the case. Unfortunately I just don't see it happening, but that certainly doesn't mean it can't. Realistically I don't see the tower becoming more than half full anytime soon unless serious measures are made to renovate...
• Posted Recognizing the Potential of One HSBC Center to Buffalo Rising
  It is by now well-known that Upstate New York's tallest office tower will become nearly vacant by the end of the year. After decades of high tenant capacity, the 1.2 million sq. ft. giant will lose more than 90 percent of its current occupants. The biggest movers, HSBC Bank and Phillips Lytle law firm, have opted out of a renewed lease at the tower and already have plans to move into their own respective buildings upon lease expiration.  The tower when completed in 1972 brought new hope in downtown Buffalo. Today it is drab on the outside and in need of new tenants and uses....
• Posted Construction Watch: Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino to Buffalo Rising
  Construction of the new Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino is moving rapidly towards a November completion date. Crews have nearly finished work on the site's new parking garage and casino structure. The building's stone facade will also start to take shape soon. The $130 million project is expected to include 800 slot machines and 16 game tables. In addition, according to the Seneca Gaming website, "visitors will be able to enjoy many of the local flavors for which Buffalo is famous. The menu of the American-style restaurant that will be located in the new casino will feature such signature items as...
• Posted Construction Watch: HARBORcenter to Buffalo Rising
  Heavy construction equipment has rolled onto the Webster Block in front of the First Niagara Center, where construction crews are set to begin work on Terry Pegula's $175 million multipurpose facility, HARBORcenter. Fences line the parcel while a portion of Lower Main Street has been closed off to accommodate the massive project. Sabres Director of Communications Mike Gilbert told WKBW: "We got all of the approvals last week and we hit the ground running. By April you will see cranes in the air here. I think people that don't come down here on a regular basis, when they do and they see it they're...
• Posted Construction Watch: One Canalside to Buffalo Rising
  The Donovan Building is getting its new skin.  Construction crews took the former state office building down to its structural steel and have added 'bump outs' on the formerly flush square building.  Framework for a new glass and brick façade is going up. Benderson Development is spearheading the One Canalside project which will include a mix of retail, office and hotel uses.Phillips Lytle LLP will be the building's anchor tenant, occupying 85,000 square feet of space on the top four floors of the 160,000-square-foot structure....
• Favorited BuffaMunch Delivers... on bike! on Buffalo Rising
• Commented on True Cities and Shadow Cities
  Nice write-up. BTW- almost looks like tinted glass going up on the HSBC tower in the first pic...interesting capture of steam...
• Favorited Paladino Wants Bass Pro (still) on Buffalo Rising
• Posted Construction Watch: Courthouse Glass to Buffalo Rising
  As the glass continues to go up on the New Federal Courthouse, we are getting a much better idea of how the glass will work with the sand-colored inner shell of the building. Still under construction, the elliptical shaped building occupies a full block of Delaware Avenue at Niagara Square, and is expected to be completed by the end of next year. The glass, delayed for several months due to testing purposes, is slowly creeping its way to the top of the 10-story building. The sun both absorbs and reflects into the glass creating a very intriguing and aesthetic appearance, but is...
• Favorited Construction Watch: Main and Ferry on Buffalo Rising
• Favorited Three Projects to Keep Kissling Busy on Buffalo Rising
• Commented on Centennial Pool Opens
  We need the world's largest wave pool on the Outer Harbor....
• Posted Mystery Revealed to Buffalo Rising
  Buffalo is a city full of great architecture.  I've taken thousands of pictures in recent years of downtown and the waterfront, striking vistas, industrial ruins, stately mansions, beautiful churches, working class neighborhoods and everything in between.  Most of us are familiar with our architectural landmarks, but do we really pay attention to the detail found on the buildings we oftentimes take for granted?  It's the mosaic of the good, the bad and the ugly that make up Buffalo's cityscape. Yesterday's Answer:  St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church Lyceum, 215 Broadway at Milnor. This three-story, 27,000 sq.ft. beauty is a designated Buffalo...
• Posted Monday Mystery to Buffalo Rising
  Buffalo is a city full of great architecture.  I've taken thousands of pictures in recent years of downtown and the waterfront, striking vistas, industrial ruins, stately mansions, beautiful churches, working class neighborhoods and everything in between.  Most of us are familiar with our architectural landmarks, but do we really pay attention to the detail found on the buildings we oftentimes take for granted?  It's the mosaic of the good, the bad and the ugly that make up Buffalo's cityscape. Each week I'll put up a photo from the city- some hard, others easy- as a fun way to bring attention...
• Posted Mystery Revealed to Buffalo Rising
  Buffalo is a city full of great architecture.  I've taken thousands of pictures in recent years of downtown and the waterfront, striking vistas, industrial ruins, stately mansions, beautiful churches, working class neighborhoods and everything in between.  Most of us are familiar with our architectural landmarks, but do we really pay attention to the detail found on the buildings we oftentimes take for granted?  It's the mosaic of the good, the bad and the ugly that make up Buffalo's cityscape. Answer:  The Belesario, 514 Main Street. Shuttered in 1991, the former L.L. Berger Department Store was converted to commercial and residential...
• Posted Monday Mystery to Buffalo Rising
  Buffalo is a city full of great architecture.  I've taken thousands of pictures in recent years of downtown and the waterfront, striking vistas, industrial ruins, stately mansions, beautiful churches, working class neighborhoods and everything in between.  Most of us are familiar with our architectural landmarks, but do we really pay attention to the detail found on the buildings we oftentimes take for granted?  It's the mosaic of the good, the bad and the ugly that make up Buffalo's cityscape. Each week I'll put up a photo from the city- some hard, others easy- as a fun way to bring attention...
• Posted Mystery Revealed to Buffalo Rising
  Buffalo is a city full of great architecture.  I've taken thousands of pictures in recent years of downtown and the waterfront, striking vistas, industrial ruins, stately mansions, beautiful churches, working class neighborhoods and everything in between.  Most of us are familiar with our architectural landmarks, but do we really pay attention to the detail found on the buildings we oftentimes take for granted?  It's the mosaic of the good, the bad and the ugly that make up Buffalo's cityscape. Answer:  Buffalo Federal Courthouse, 64 Court Street.The seven-story building by architects Lawrence Bley and Duane Lyman, with an assist by E.G. Green...
• Posted Monday Mystery to Buffalo Rising
  Buffalo is a city full of great architecture.  I've taken thousands of pictures in recent years of downtown and the waterfront, striking vistas, industrial ruins, stately mansions, beautiful churches, working class neighborhoods and everything in between.  Most of us are familiar with our architectural landmarks, but do we really pay attention to the detail found on the buildings we oftentimes take for granted?  It's the mosaic of the good, the bad and the ugly that make up Buffalo's cityscape. Each week I'll put up a photo from the city- some hard, others easy- as a fun way to bring attention...
• Posted Mystery Revealed to Buffalo Rising
  Buffalo is a city full of great architecture.  I've taken thousands of pictures in recent years of downtown and the waterfront, striking vistas, industrial ruins, stately mansions, beautiful churches, working class neighborhoods and everything in between.  Most of us are familiar with our architectural landmarks, but do we really pay attention to the detail found on the buildings we oftentimes take for granted?  It's the mosaic of the good, the bad and the ugly that make up Buffalo's cityscape. Yesterday's Answer:  Main/Seneca Building, also known as the Marine Trust Building.  This circa-1915 building was designed by Green & Wicks and was...