BUFFALO | Development Thread - Page 14

westcoastperspective · #**261** Posted **Nov 10, 2006, 12:52 AM**

Yeah, that's something I need to work on. I am planning to do a BRising post listing projects announced, started and completed in 2006 towards the end of December. But I can put something up earlier here- most of those folks don't venture over this way.

mrussell83 · #**262** Posted **Nov 10, 2006, 1:42 AM**

It would be nice to have current pictures of all projects Underway or Completed. I can help with this

westcoastperspective · #**263** Posted **Nov 10, 2006, 6:05 AM**

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Originally Posted by mrussell83

It would be nice to have current pictures of all projects Underway or Completed. I can help with this

I can supply a list- you already have a good start.

mrussell83 · #**264** Posted **Nov 10, 2006, 2:01 PM**

Lets do it, I can get them done over the weekend.

westcoastperspective · #**265** Posted **Nov 10, 2006, 3:16 PM**

CityView Development is planning a new office building: Mill Race Commons- 75,000 sq.ft., 3 stories planned at 725 Exchange Street, across from Larkin at Exchange Building.

Don't have a rendering yet, but I've been asking!

RED = Properties owned by CityView Development

http://www.buffalorising.com/city/ar...rict_grows.php

Rue B · #**266** Posted **Nov 10, 2006, 3:34 PM**

New Exchange St. office building planned

By SHARON LINSTEDT
News Staff Reporter
11/10/2006

The development group that successfully converted a 600,000-square-foot warehouse on Exchange Street in Buffalo to a Class-A office building is planning a new-build project across the street.
CityView Properties, which took the commercial development community by surprise by filling all but 50,000 square feet of the sprawling Larkin at Exchange building in just less than four years, now plans a three-story, 75,000-square-foot office building at 725 Exchange St. The development team, led by Howard Zemsky, is seeking $8 million from the Erie County Industrial Development Agency to aid the $13.5 million project.

Zemsky could not be reached to comment.

Documents filed with the ECIDA describe Mill Race Commons as a Class A office building that will complement the much larger Larkin at Exchange located directly across the street. CityView anticipates the new building will create 10 to 20 new jobs, and attract some 300 to 500 workers to what Zemsky calls the "Larkin District."

CityView has not revealed whether they have a specific tenant planned for the new office building.

The investment group purchased the former Graphic Controls building, which started its life as a Larkin Soap Co. warehouse, in 2002 and converted it to state-of-the-art office space in a location better known for industrial space. Over the past four years, CityView has filled the off-the-beaten-track building with "A list" tenants, including insurance companies, law firms, government agencies and an advertising firm.

In addition to Larkin at Exchange, CityView's portfolio also includes: City Centre condominiums in the 600-block of Main Street, The Root Building on Chippewa Street, and a new-build office building at the corner of Main and Chippewa streets which debuted in 2005.

The development group has purchased nine properties in the Exchange Street/Van Rensselaer Street neighborhood over the past few years.

Zemsky is also involved in Upper Canada Hotels, a group of boutique inns located in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. He is also past chairman of the Darwin Martin House Restoration Corp.

http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial...10/1063214.asp

westcoastperspective · #**267** Posted **Nov 10, 2006, 6:12 PM**

Proposed/UC/Recently Completed Downtown-Area Projects

Office
Buffalo City Tower PL
Cobblestone Lofts- Office Bldg. Done
Court Street Tower PL
Courtyard Mall Renovation UC
Delaware, 285 UC
Delaware, 591- Renovation UC
Delaware, 599- Renovation Done
Dulski Building PL
Electric Tower Reno. UC
HealthNow Headquarters UC
Mill Race Commons PL
New Era Center- Delaware Ave. Done
Roanoke Bldg. Expansion PL
Seneca Street, 100- Renovation UC
Swan Bldg., 731 Main Street Done
Uniland- N. Genesee Block PL
WNY MRI Center- expansion UC

Other
Auto Museum- Wright Gas Station PL
Bass Pro Shop (old Aud) PL
Bioinformatics Center Done
Casino PL
Children's Museum- 173 Elm Street PL
Church St. Streetscape- PL
City Centre Ramp Expansion PL
Donovan Building Parking Ramp PL
ECC Classroom Building, Oak Street PL
ECC Dorms, Oak Street PL
ECC Parking Ramp/Transit Center PL
Federal Courthouse PL
Inner Harbor Excavation UC
Main Street Re-Traffic PL
Roosevelt Historic Site Carr. House PL

Residential
AM&As Building Reno. (unknown) PL
ArtSpace (50 Units) UC
Birzon Building (10 Units) PL
Brownstone Condos (3-6 Units) PL
Buehl Block Bldg. Reno (5 Units) Done
Buffalo City Tower (80 units) PL
Cobblestone Lofts (36 Units) PL
Dulski Building (unknown) PL
ECC Lofts- Ellicott Street (16 Units) PL
Ellicott Commons II (36 Units) UC
Genesee St., 112 Reno. (unknown) PL
Granite Works (29 Units) Done
Greystone Hotel (34 Units) PL
Immaculate Conception Reno. (unknown) PL
IS Lofts (24 Units) Done
Main Street, 456- Baker Shoes (12 Units) PL
Main Street, 535 (3 units) PL
Packard Bldg. (40 Units) PL
Pierce Building, 651-3 Main (4 Units) UC
Saturn Rings Bldg. (25 Units) PL
Spa Lofts (3 units) PL
Statler Hotel (200+ units) PL
Vernor Site (approx. 100 units) PL
Virginia, 430 (10 Units) PL
WarehouseLofts (Seneca Paper (30 Units)) PL
Waterfront Village- Ellicott Dev. (63 Units) PL
Webb Building (32 Units) PL
YWCA North St- Sr. Apts. (65 Units) PL

Hotels
Bass Pro Complex Hotel PL
Buffalo City Tower PL
Dulski Building PL
ECC Boutique Hotel PL
Franklin, 204- Boutique Hotel PL
Statler Hotel PL

mrussell83 · #**268** Posted **Nov 10, 2006, 10:09 PM**

I get cracking. You don't happen to have locations for some of the more obsure ones do you?

westcoastperspective · #**269** Posted **Nov 10, 2006, 11:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by mrussell83

I get cracking. You don't happen to have locations for some of the more obsure ones do you?

list the one's you're unsure of and I'll tell you where they are.

mrussell83 · #**270** Posted **Nov 11, 2006, 1:06 AM**

Just these

Office
Court Street Tower PL
Mill Race Commons PL
Roanoke Bldg. Expansion PL
WNY MRI Center- expansion UC

Other
Church St. Streetscape- PL
City Centre Ramp Expansion PL
ECC Classroom Building, Oak Street PL
ECC Dorms, Oak Street PL
ECC Parking Ramp/Transit Center PL

Residential
Birzon Building (10 Units) PL
Brownstone Condos (3-6 Units) PL
Buehl Block Bldg. Reno (5 Units) Done
Cobblestone Lofts (36 Units) PL
ECC Lofts- Ellicott Street (16 Units) PL
Greystone Hotel (34 Units) PL
Immaculate Conception Reno. (unknown) PL
Packard Bldg. (40 Units) PL
Saturn Rings Bldg. (25 Units) PL
Spa Lofts (3 units) PL
Vernor Site (approx. 100 units) PL
WarehouseLofts (Seneca Paper (30 Units)) PL
Waterfront Village- Ellicott Dev. (63 Units) PL
Webb Building (32 Units) PL
YWCA North St- Sr. Apts. (65 Units) PL

westcoastperspective · #**271** Posted **Nov 11, 2006, 1:23 AM**

Court Street Tower- 50 Court Street, vacant lot behind Liberty Bldg.
Mill Race Commons- 725 Exchange- Exchange/Van Rensselaer
Roanoke Bldg. Expansion- S. Elmwood @ Chippewa
WNY MRI Center- expansion- Michigan/Genesee

Other
Church St. Streetscape- Landscaping- Church betwen Main and I190
City Centre Ramp Expansion- Chippewa/Pearl
ECC Classroom Building, Oak Street- Great Lakes Bldg. by bus station
ECC Dorms, Oak Street- Great Lakes Bldg.Parking lot (N. Division)
ECC Parking Ramp/Transit Center- between bus station and ECC City

Residential
Birzon Building (10 Units)- 686 Main Street (at light rail tunnel entrance)
Brownstone Condos (3-6 Units)- 504 Washington
Buehl Block Bldg. Reno (5 Units)- Broadway/Ellicott across from Library
Cobblestone Lofts (36 Units)- Mississippi Street at Perry Street
ECC Lofts- Ellicott Street (16 Units)- lot between bus station and Library- Ellicott Street
Greystone Hotel (34 Units)- S. Johnson Park near Delaware
Immaculate Conception Reno. (unknown)- Edward/S. Elmwood
Packard Bldg. (40 Units)- Main Street north of ArtSpace
Saturn Rings Bldg. (25 Units)- Pearl Street near Tupper
Spa Lofts (3 units)- 11 W. Genesee
Vernor Site (approx. 100 units)- 700 block of Main across from Sidway
WarehouseLofts (Seneca Paper (30 Units))- 210 Ellicott
Waterfront Village- Ellicott Dev. (63 Units)- vacant lot next to Admirals Walk condos
Webb Building (32 Units)- Pearl Street near Swan
YWCA North St- Sr. Apts. (65 Units)- North Street near Elmwood

buffaLOVE · #**272** Posted **Nov 11, 2006, 9:10 PM**

Just woundering about gates circle, bass pro, and if there are any updates on the city tower.

Halovet · #**273** Posted **Nov 12, 2006, 2:40 AM**

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Originally Posted by buffaLOVE

Just woundering about gates circle, bass pro, and if there are any updates on the city tower.

Just a guess, but I'd say it's a little to soon. City Tower was just anounced a few weeks back. Give that time to develope. I think we're still waiting on a Gates Circle rendering. That may come soon, but also perhaps after the first of the year.

homestar · #**274** Posted **Nov 12, 2006, 8:52 PM**

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Originally Posted by westcoastperspective

Roanoke Bldg. Expansion- S. Elmwood @ Chippewa

Which building is this? I'm guessing on the west side of elmwood?

The court st lighting is slowly being completed. I don't know why it's taking so long, but there are some lights up now, although not turned on yet. They took out the old ones over the summer... but it doesn't seem like a project that should take 6 months to complete!

westcoastperspective · #**275** Posted **Nov 12, 2006, 9:41 PM**

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Originally Posted by homestar

Which building is this? I'm guessing on the west side of elmwood?

The court st lighting is slowly being completed. I don't know why it's taking so long, but there are some lights up now, although not turned on yet. They took out the old ones over the summer... but it doesn't seem like a project that should take 6 months to complete!

Yes, southwest corner. Aids Community Services bought the bldg. and they are expanding it to the rear.

westcoastperspective · #**276** Posted **Nov 14, 2006, 8:54 PM**

Thanks to TheStip for passing this along:

Krog only bidder for downtown site

Business First of Buffalo

A vacant downtown Buffalo parcel is being eyed by a prominent local developer as the site for a new, multi-tenant, Class A office building.

The Krog Corp. is the apparent winning bidder for a pie-shaped parcel along Church Street that cuts behind the Adam's Mark Hotel and just opposite the new headquarters for HealthNow New York Inc. Krog was the sole bidder during an RFP process the Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency conducted this summer.

The Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency is expected to name Krog designated developer at its meeting on Thursday morning, although because of a scheduling conflict, Peter Krog said he may ask the city for a two-week extension.

Krog, one of the region's most active developers, is proposing to construct between a four-story and six-story building that will have anywhere from 78,000-square-feet to 133,000-square-feet, depending on the tenant roster.

The project is expected to cost between $11 million and $17 million to complete, depending on its size and tenant roster, Krog said.

Krog confirmed he is negotiating with a local law firm that is seeking as much as 50,000 square feet in the building with the potential for future expansion.

Krog said he is also negotiating with a major engineering firm, who is considering opening a 30,000-square-foot office.

Krog declined to identify the firms.

chevy064 · #**277** Posted **Nov 14, 2006, 9:41 PM**

Is there any reason why developers in Buffalo are afraid of height?

4-6 story buildings going up all over the place.

homestar · #**278** Posted **Nov 15, 2006, 1:32 AM**

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Originally Posted by chevy064

Is there any reason why developers in Buffalo are afraid of height?

4-6 story buildings going up all over the place.

Agreed. Nothing downtown should be less than 8-10 floors at a minimum! Wishful thinking around here.

But that goes to show how much things have improved. Before we were desperate to get all these vacant lots developed. Now they're finally getting proposals and we can nitpik about height.

westcoastperspective · #**279** Posted **Nov 15, 2006, 2:16 AM**

This is really a fringe location- I'm surprised anyone would want this lot actually. If there's going to be a large office building- closer to Main Street would be ideal- so this Krog project I could live with. Still makes you wonder if Paladino has any pre-leasing for 50 Court.

Halovet · #**280** Posted **Nov 15, 2006, 12:05 PM**

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Originally Posted by westcoastperspective

This is really a fringe location- I'm surprised anyone would want this lot actually. If there's going to be a large office building- closer to Main Street would be ideal- so this Krog project I could live with. Still makes you wonder if Paladino has any pre-leasing for 50 Court.

Or pre-leasing for City Tower for that matter.