- Architectural firm: Benderson Development
- Developer: Erie Canal Harbor Development Corp.
- Building Use: Mixed
- Project Type: New Build
- Floors: Varied - See photos
- Cost: 325 Million
- Est. Completion Date: Market Driven
- Description of Project: Proposes more than 700,000 square feet of new retail, entertainment, residential and office space across more than 20 acres of the downtown waterfront.
- Architectural firm: Diamond + Schmitt Architects
- Developer: Uniland Development Co.
- Building Use: Residential
- Project Type: New Build
- Floors: 22
- Cost: 60 Million
- Description of Project: Uniland Development Company assembled an award winning architectural team to design and site the residential building. Toronto’s Diamond + Schmitt Architects partnered with Buffalo’s Hamilton Houston Lownie Architects to design the building, with internationally renowned du Toit Allsopp Hiller in the role of landscape architect.
The 22-story residential tower combines natural materials and green concepts with 21st century design. "History is not frozen in one time, but is created every day," said Montante. “One way to respect history is to contribute to it. We asked our architectural team to both reflect the technology of today and continue respect to the surrounding neighborhood.”
- Architectural firm: Elizabeth Buscaglia Architecture and Interior Design
- Developer: Specialty Restaurants Corporation
- Building Use: Hotel
- Project Type: New Build
- Floors: 4
- Cost: 8 Million
- Description of Project: Four story 100 room Wingate Inn hotel connected to Shanghai Red’s restaurant.
- Architectural firm: Briatico Architects
- Developer: 120 W. Tupper Street Inc.
- Building Use: Office
- Project Type: Rehabilitation
- Floors: 3
- Cost: 1.2 Million
- Est. Completion Date:
- Description of Project: Briatico Architects' renovation plans call for updating building's office space, a revamped facade with new windows, a three-story glass entryway, and a new 4,200 sq.ft. glass third floor addition with aluminum window muggings, clear glass and a flat roof.
- Architectural firm: Stieglitz Snyder Architecture
- Developer: Savarino
- Building Use: Residential
- Project Type: Rehabilitation
- Floors: 3
- Cost: 3.4 Million
- Est. Completion Date: 2010
- Description of Project: The preliminary plan calls for the original brick front and back walls of the stable, along with its three-story elevator tower, to be incorporated into a newly constructed main building.
- Developer: Rocco Termini
- Building Use: Mixed
- Project Type: Rehabilitation
- Floors: 5
- Cost: 11 Million
- Est. Completion Date: Completed
- Description of Project: The Webb Lofts located at 92 Pearl Street is in the picturesque Joseph Ellicott Historic District. The Webb Lofts is a 130 year old former industrial belt factory. It was built in the Richardsonia Romanesque architecture.
The building has been placed on the National Historic Register and the developers have taken care to preserve all the interior and exterior historic features.
Each apartment has 11ft. ceilings, 10ft. windows, and the original brick walls. The developers have spared no expense in providing the finest finishes: they include, stainless steel counter tops, hardwood floors, limestone kitchen floor, white marble bathroom floors and tub surround, the finest kitchen cabinets, fireplaces and imported bath vanity from Italy.
The apartments also feature indoor parking and beautiful views of Lake Erie and the Niagara River. Located minutes from HSBC Arena, Dunn Tire Park, and the Downtown Theater District
Daycare on the first two floors, playground located on the roof of the building, laundry facilities and gym.
- Architectural firm: Hamilton Houston Lownie Architects
- Developer: Artspace Projects, Inc.
- Building Use: Residential
- Project Type: Rehabilitation
- Floors: 5
- Cost: 12.6 Million
- Est. Completion Date: Completed
- Description of Project: HHL Architects, in collaboration with
architectsAlliance of Toronto, Canada,
designed this mixed-use low income housing
project for local artists and their families.
The developer has constructed many
of these around the country, but this
would be the first “Artspace” project for
New York State.
The project involves the adaptive reuse of
the historic daylit factory building into 36
hard loft units, gallery, storefront and
common use space, and the construction
of 24 new townhouse-style hard loft buildings
on the rear property. The design of
the new buildings and site employ the
artistic principles of this new residential
community, while integrating into the
existing context of the surrounding Mid
Town Buffalo neighborhood.
- Developer: First Amherst Development
- Building Use: Mixed
- Project Type: Rehabilitation
- Floors: Varied - See photos
- Cost: 1 Million +
- Est. Completion Date: Completed
- Description of Project: The Granite Works @ 846 Main Street, is a mixed-use development located on the 800 block of Main Street in downtown Buffalo that features the renovation and re-use of five adjacent historic structures that have stood vacant for over two decades.
Granite Works just announced their first commercial tennent, Just Vino, an upscale wine bar.
- Architectural firm: Flynn Battaglia Architects
- Developer: Genesee Gateway LLC
- Building Use: Office
- Project Type: New Build
- Floors: Varied - See rendering
- Cost: 11 Million
- Description of Project: The game plan is to fill all 18,000 square feet of the first floor with restaurants and retailers. The upper three floors likely will be office space.
On a side note: Eddie Brady’s, the popular downtown bar that sits between the two projects, will remain as is.
- Architectural firm: JCJ Architects
- Developer: Queen City Landing LLC
- Building Use: Mixed
- Project Type: Rehabilitation
- Floors: 8
- Cost: $63 Million
- Description of Project: Queen City Landing LLC is planning to transform the six-story, 300,000 sq.ft structure and surrounding property into a mix of residential and hotel space.
