Tired of all the Bass Pro talk and convinced the project will never happen, skip this post. If you believe that Bass Pro is real and need a sign that things are inching forward, albeit slowly, read on.
Author: Sound Of Buffalo
Chris Smith at SkyScraperPage.com has created a photo simulation of what the downtown skyline could look like when three of the larger proposed development projects are completed in 2010. The image above depicts the revamped Dulski Buidling (left), Buffalo City Tower (center), and new Federal Courthouse (right). The Dulksi redesign has not been unveiled, but developer Uniquest proposing a new ‘lighter’ facade. Anyone know the status of the long-discussed streetscape improvement project for Niagara Street? It’s overdue. Full-size image here.
This 3 -Ohm story, seven unit apartment building at 506 Linwood Avenue is currently on the market for $329,500. Besides being architecturally interesting, it is special due to its age, use and location. It is located between W. Ferry Street and Lafayette Avenue, steps from Millard Fillmore Gates Circle Hospital and just outside of the Linwood Historic Preservation District.
Looking for a way to capitalize on the surge of investment near the West Village? Five Star Funding Corp. Mortgage may just want a phone call from you! West Village Renaissance Group has discovered that David Knoll is facing foreclosure on two of his downtown properties. Both are within future shadows of Bashar Issa,Aeos Buffalo City Tower: The Corn Exchange Building at 100 S. Elmwood Avenue and the Lake Hotel at 201 West Huron (photo above). Each has been underutilized or vacant for years.
Can’t get enough of the biggest development proposed downtown in decades? More images after the jump.
Details are out on Bashar Issa,Aeos plans to build a skyline transforming tower near City Hall. The privately-financed $360 million, 40-story tower will occupy a surface lot at the northeast corner of S. Elmwood Avenue and W. Mohawk Street directly behind the future Federal Courthouse on Niagara Square. The building would top Buffalo,Aeos current height leader, the 529 foot HSBC Center at the foot of Main Street that was completed in 1970. BSC Group,Aeos proposed project would be a mixed-use development, consisting of street-level shops, a half million square feet of office space on the lower twenty floors, 300 hotels…
Manchester, England-based developer Bashar Issa wants to take command of the Buffalo skyline. Issa,Aeos BSC Group plans to build a $360 million, 40+ story tower on a surface lot at the northeast corner of S. Elmwood Avenue and W. Huron Street (picture above). The building is expected to top Buffalo,Aeos current height leader, the 529 foot HSBC Center at the foot of Main Street that was completed in 1970. Details on the new development, expected to be a mix of office, residential and hotel space, will be unveiled tomorrow at a morning press conference.
There are numerous things we encounter in our busy lives that we typically take for granted: Family, friends, health, housing, food on our table, amongst others. All are very important and often under-appreciated until faced with a crisis. When people think of life’s essentials, very few would name the urban forest. Yet last week’s devastating storm has certainly raised awareness and appreciation of the urban forest. What is the urban forest? While many people think of street trees when thinking of the urban forest, it is much more than that. If you took a look at Buffalo from the air…
After earning rave reviews in Cleveland recently, eFlippedi is returning to WNY for a screening on Sunday, October 15 at 8 p.m. at the Screening Room, 3131 Sheridan Drive in Amherst. eFlippedi is an exposE about the frequently unethical yet marginally legal practice of marketing and sales of houses through internet auctions. The movie opened to standing room only audiences this Summer, has been viewed by court and housing officials in Cleveland, and the DVD has been sold throughout the country.
Even downtown dwellers enjoy the joy and companionship of dog ownership. But dogs have ‘needs.’ While many have poo-pooid the idea of a downtown dog park, First Amherst Development has come up with the next-best thing. The firm has provided a raised bed of stone where manis best friend can do his/her business at the Lofts @ Elk Terminal. It is right across the street from the site of the proposed casino (insert snicker here). Absent a real dog park, this will do. Even my French Bulldog Ava would agree!