285 Comes Alive

285 Comes Alive

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Dec 6th 2007, 11:48pm By queenseyes

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This year Uniland held their holiday party in the city. The intention was to introduce the much talked about 285 Delaware Avenue office building to clients and associates. For the first time, a large group of people was able to step inside the modern office building to take a peek. The actual party was held in one of the unfinished, first floor retail wings... a large gathering that was dwarfed by the impressive size of the unfurnished, undivided space. The oversized front windows offered an unbelievable view out onto Delaware Avenue where stately buildings could be seen through the lightly falling snow. The party was a celebration of Uniland's successful urban office development - a tribute of sorts to a building that the developer is proud to showcase.

The way the lobby is lit at night speaks volumes about the modern sensibilities within the space. It's sleek and handsome. It's uncluttered and sharp. When the exterior retail wings are eventually filled, this building is going to scream out to passers-by. When those spaces get an infusion of color the whole building will be electric. The interior has so much to offer that it could become an immediate destination if the right retailers procured. In the meantime, the office element has worked wonders for that section of Delaware. It's filled a major gap in the building sequence... and it's hopefully on the way to filling a retail niche in downtown Buffalo.

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  1. scooter

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    Dec 7th 2007, 08:13

    I was at this party. Great job by Uniland. Some great finishes. I can't wait to see what they will do with the first floor. It's not going to be full blown retail....maybe a quasi office/retail tenant.

    The real story was Newell's shoes. BR needs to post a pic of them. Wonderful.

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  2. Spaulding97

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    Dec 7th 2007, 11:17

    Have they figured out what restaurant will be on the first floor yet? It's great to see a modern spin to downtown.

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  3. buffalogal

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    Dec 7th 2007, 16:10

    Restaurant will be at the UniQuest (Uniland and Acquest) project at 200 Delaware - the space at 285 Delaware is leased with Class A office on floors 2-5. The first floor is still unfinished space that could be office or office/retail. No plans for a restaurant here. Hamilton Houston Lownie Architects won the design competition for 285 Delaware and they did an amazing job!

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  4. Andrew

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    Dec 7th 2007, 18:24

    This is a great modern development for downtown. The fact that they sold out of office space before the project was completed should scream something to other developers.

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  5. chris69

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    Dec 8th 2007, 00:58

    considering how fast this space sold out...the developers were stupid not to have made it 10 stories

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  6. chris69

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    Dec 8th 2007, 01:03

    This is a wonderful building but what would be awesome is a modern interpretation of the Ellicott Square with an atrium...

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  7. RisingDamp666

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    Dec 8th 2007, 01:12

    Where are the ashtrays? No design replicative of the high-flying '60s is complete without a groaning, enormous ashtray, the kind that becomes a kind of Chia Pet of everybody's butts.

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