With the rising of steel on Buffalo’s new Federal Courthouse complete, the next phase is moving forward. The inner window rows, previously covered with wooden boards, are coming out and are being replaced by blue tainted glass panes.
The new glass curtain walled facade will be going up shortly after all inner windows are in place, covering the entire structure with a modern, futuristic appearance. This new landmark on Niagara Square fills in a good chunk of the urban fabric streetscape, soon to be topped with a glowing beacon on the tip of the elevator tower, marking the City of Light’s slowly growing skyline. This jewel in the Queen City’s crown will undoubtedly change the perception of many.
With the nearby Avant, New Era, Niagara Center, Delaware Federal Building, and Uniland’s 285 Delaware, we’ve got ourselves a great modernizing section of “New Buffalo.” Let’s just hope Croce takes action on his parking lot on Elmwood, directly behind the new Courthouse and Delaware Federal Building. He bought the site from developer Bashar Issa in July 2008, who proposed the city’s new tallest, but ran into financial troubles.
Construction Photos: Nathan Mroz (Buffalonian4life) of BuffaloScenicPrints.com