Nicholas Tyler Miller

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• Commented on Done Deal: Dun Building Changes Hands
  These guys restored Terminal Tower in Cleveland, replacing many crumbling terra cotta elements with fiberglass: http://www.fiberglassafi.com/fiberglass-restorations.htm...
• Commented on Leasing Begins as Bethune Lofts Nears Completion
  The concrete on the exterior looks so fresh and crisp with that new paint job. That alone is a major improvement. I wonder if an interesting tactic for generating interest in older buildings could be to paint them. It really...
• Commented on Plans for Next Phase of Main Street Retraffic Work Coming Into Focus
  25,000+ people ride this every day. It's a quarter of all NFTA riders. Rail is also cheaper to operate than buses: bigger vehicles, so fewer drivers per rider; electric vehicles last longer and have fewer maintenance issues; electricity is cheaper...
• Commented on Trico Reuse Feasibility Study Released
  Which idea? There are 4 presented here....
• Commented on Bring a piece of the Buffalo Central Terminal home for The Holidays
  Previous owners of the complex sold off all kinds of stuff, as I understand it....
• Commented on Bring a piece of the Buffalo Central Terminal home for The Holidays
  I hope this makes it back to the Central Terminal. Perhaps the CTRC should look into selling replicas of these things. This would make the coolest lamp or side table (I'm not sure of the scale). I wonder how expensive...
• Commented on A Lost Delaware Park General Plan Has Been Found
  In the Olmsted Parks master plan, it indicates that the golf course was not part of the original design. It was added in 1915....
• Commented on New Pilot Program at the Peace Bridge
  Put it on Grand Island....
• Commented on Spending $200+ million to fix up an old stadium in the Southtowns is a losing strategy
  Stadium spending is a boondoggle. I will never understand why the owners of profitable sports franchises are able to get cities and states to fund their stadiums. The only major league team that has a funding and ownership structure that...
• Commented on Should Buffalo start training now?
  The IOC isn't very receptive to dual-city bids, particularly international dual-city bids. From the Olympic Charter (Chapter 5, Rule 34): "All sports competition must take place in the host city of the Olympic Games, unless the IOC Executive Board authorises...
• Commented on Construction Watch: Bosche Building Stabilization
  Fantastic news!...
• Commented on Plans Revised for Cloister Site
  Better siting and form, but I'm not wowed by the new styling. I'm not a huge fan of that alternating look where each bay of windows gets a different shade of brick or cladding. I think it's better (and more...
• Commented on Ellicott Proposes a Strong Mix of Uses for Webster Block
  I like the overall plan and the preliminary design for the low portion. I wish the tower and lower portion were more integrated. Right now, it looks like the tower was tacked on. It's a good plan overall. This type...
• Commented on Development Agreement in Place for Deaconess Center Site
  This actually a pretty cool Mid-century modern building. Wish they would consider reusing it....
• Commented on Two Visions Offered for Gates Hospital Site
  You're right, from an organizational stand point, starting a Vet school from scratch sounds very difficult. I think it seems more feasible because it basically uses the hospital as is, rather than tearing it down and building something new....
• Commented on Two Visions Offered for Gates Hospital Site
  Overall, the scale of the Uniland Proposal is very nice. I'm not crazy about the architectural styling Uniland chose. The veterinary hospital is an interesting concept, but I'm not impressed by what they've done to the main building. Chason Affinity's...
• Commented on Two Visions Offered for Gates Hospital Site
  In my opinion, the Uniland Proposal is clearly superior. I do wish they had kept some of the more historic buildings within the hospital campus. Disconnecting the buildings would be a significant challenge, though. I'm not sure the more modern...
• Commented on Elevator B @ Hive City
  This is really cool!...
• Commented on City Offers Preview of the New Zoning Ordinance
  Looks great....
• Commented on Editing the Proposed Fruit Belt Townhouses
  As I depict them, they are eight feet deep. I don't know what St. John is planning, though. I would agree that very shallow porches are not particularly useful and are more of a decoration than a living space....
• Commented on Design Revealed for 766 Elmwood Infill Project
  Looks great....
• Commented on PBN Calls for Postponement of Bethlehem Building Demo
  Realistically, any redevelopment of this building is going to use tax credits, which are given out on a limited basis and sometimes dry up before anticipated. It's not the same money that would go toward some new sprawl development. So,...
• Commented on PBN Calls for Postponement of Bethlehem Building Demo
  I'm not saying this building doesn't have any value. I'm just questioning whether this is a good place to demand investment. I don't think it is because it isn't walkable, near transit or a piece of a larger neighborhood. If...
• Commented on PBN Calls for Postponement of Bethlehem Building Demo
  So that makes it okay to seek out secluded locations for historic preservation? One doesn't condone the other....
• Commented on PBN Calls for Postponement of Bethlehem Building Demo
  I'm not saying it's on the moon, but I don't think anyone is going to agree it's in a walkable neighborhood (or even a neighborhood at all, for that matter). What would you like to put in this building? Offices,...
• Commented on PBN Calls for Postponement of Bethlehem Building Demo
  I'm sure I'll get voted down like crazy for saying this, but I don't really see the pay-off in saving this building. It certainly has a spectacular facade, but given it's secluded location, I don't think saving this building would...
• Commented on UB Selects HOK to Lead Design of New Medical School
  This is a spectacular design. If it turns out anything like the rendering, Buffalo should have a new architectural icon to add to its very long list of treasures....
• Commented on Construction Watch: Hotel Lafayette
  Absolutely stunning....
• Commented on Plans Advance for Fruitbelt Townhouses
  These designs already indicate brick, so it's not like they're going with cheap materials. No one is demanding more expensive design choices that would limit this development. Good proportions and careful material application don't cost more money. Neither do careful...
• Commented on Plans Advance for Fruitbelt Townhouses
  Everything the city does needs to reinforce Buffalo's desirability. The city needs to attract and retain residents. It's easy to shrug this kind of development off as unimportant because it's public housing and therefore design isn't or shouldn't be a...