Earlier this month, the Buffalo Preservation Board unanimously recommended that a mixed-use building at a key west side crossroads not be demolished by D’Youville College. Although non-binding, the recommendation and subsequent discussion by neighborhood residents has caused D’Youville to put its demolition plans for 8 York Street on hold. Now the question is whether this building (formerly Annette’s Pizzeria, and before that–we swear we’re not making this up–a voodoo store) can be retained as part of a developing retail node at “Porter Point .” The building and its commercial space add value to the current Porter Point retail anchor across…
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ENrG, Inc, a manufacturer of ceramic components for clean energy systems will be moving to the historic rehab project at 127 Cherry Street recently announced by Rocco Termini. Termini is joining forces with John Olenick, President/CEO of ENrG to convert the five-story brick warehouse overlooking the Kensington Expressway to office and manufacturing space. ENrG will be relocating from a City-owned business incubator at 155 Rano Street in Black Rock. ENrG Inc. specializes in the development and manufacture of ceramic membrane and coating technologies for energy applications such as solid oxide fuel cells and gas separation membranes. For the last five years, the firm…
Commercial developers are lining up to take advantage of the recently passed NYS historic rehab tax credit benefits. But the law also provides benefits to individual owners of certified historic homes or commercial buildings for a portion of the costs of approved historic rehabilitations. Rehabilitation work on historic residential structures may qualify for a tax credit of 20 percent of qualified rehabilitation costs of structures, up to a credit value of $50,000. Architect/Developer Clinton Brown, AIA, along with many others, worked behind the scenes to help shape the Hoyt Valesky Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit bill. He passed along information released by the State…
A well-known Buffalo attorney is moving into a Waterfront Place penthouse. Stephen Barnes, of Cellino and Barnes PC, closed on the eleventh floor unit in the Pasquale mid-rise tower today. Barnes paid $1,069,207.33 according to public records for the three-bedroom, 2,728 sq.ft. unit. A second, top-floor residence with 3,633 sq.ft. of space is sold but has not yet closed. Approximately two-thirds of Pasquale’s 49 units are sold with several others under lease. Tower residences include 10 to 12′ ceilings, gourmet kitchens with custom cabinets and granite countertops, hardwood and ceramic tile flooring, whirlpool tub and steam shower in master bathroom…
Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper is searching for community groups, scouts, businesses, schools, families and individuals to help rid our waterways of trash. Participating volunteers will have the opportunity to help defend the Buffalo Niagara river region by removing trash and debris from more than thirty sites, and ensuring clean water and a healthy environment for life and play. Following the cleanup will be a picnic, and all volunteers will receive a prize for lending a helping hand. Riverkeeper will provide all the coordination details, gloves, trash bags and other materials that will be needed. The event is made possible…
The University at Buffalo is pushing to purchase a well-kept, low rise housing project in the shadows of the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus. Over time, the 15-acre McCauley Gardens site would be used to relocate the university’s medical schools and 13,000 students and staff downtown. Bounded by Harriett Tubman Way to the east, Virginia Street on the north, North Oak Street on the west and Goodell Street on the south, McCarley Gardens was built in 1978 and has 150 townhome units in 23, two-story buildings. The Buffalo News has the details on the proposed move: While it could take decades, university…
The Buffalo 48 Hour Film Project competition is quickly approaching, so hurry up, grab your equipment, and make a movie from scratch. The challenge is being able to write, shoot, edit and score a short film in 48 hours or less. Only two weeks until filmmaking beings on August 14th at 6PM, however, it’s not too late to register for this year’s competition! Go the 48 Hour Film Project website to sign up your team and get all the info you need to compete. So let’s see who is the best filmmaker around Buffalo, or at least the fastest!…
The CEPA Gallery and the Just Buffalo Literary Center have received two of the competitive Stimulus grants awarded to Buffalo cultural organizations by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The two of only three competitive Stimulus grants awarded to Buffalo presented each organization with $25,000. “Cultural and artistic organizations generate economic activity, create jobs, and stimulate regional economies,” said Congresswoman Louise M. Slaughter. “Especially in Western New York where culture and arts are an important part of our community, investment in the arts not only strengthens our cultural…
An enhanced Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit is expected to breathe new life into the state’s historic downtown areas while creating jobs and providing a boost to the economy. Governor Paterson held a ceremonial bill signing at the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society yesterday. While New York’s preservation tax credit was adopted in 2006, the program did not provide adequate incentives to attract sufficient investment to struggling municipalities, particularly those upstate. The expanded rehabilitation tax credit program provides incentives to developers, municipalities, businesses and residents to make investments in distressed areas by rehabilitating historic properties that are listed on the State and National…
An East Side warehouse will see new life as a business incubator under plans by prolific developer and rehabber Rocco Termini. Space in the five-story, circa-18951901 (thanks Chris H!)brick building on Cherry Street will marketed to high tech businesses and start-ups, capitalizing on the site’s proximity to the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus. Termini says legislation signed by Governor Paterson yesterday that enhances the State’s Historic Preservation Tax Credit program makes the project feasible. Jim Fink has the details on the conversion project: Termini said the $8.5 million project, set for a five-story, 65,000-square-foot warehouse at 127 Cherry St., would not…