Article via Buffalo Business First
By Jim Fink
The Buffalo Planning Board, unanimously, approved by investors who want to renovate the Bison Storage Building on Niagara Street into a complex anchored by market-rate apartments; a proposal by Ciminelli Real Estate Corp. to do the same with a six-story Washington Street building; two from Ellicott Development Co. — one to convert a vacant Busti Avenue warehouse into a residential-anchored complex; and another construct 14 upscale townhouses in ...
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Road Less Traveled leads to a charming, spacious new home
Article via Buffalo News
By Colin Dabkowski
Road Less Traveled Productions has found a new home on a well-traveled stage, in the heart of what may soon be a bustling neighborhood.
The company announced plans Wednesday to move from its 90-seat space in the former Market Arcade Film & Arts Centre into the cavernous Forbes Theatre at 512 Pearl St. in time for the opening of its 2015-16 season in September.
The one-year deal between Road Less Traveled and building owner Ellicott ...
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Demand continues for city apartments
Article via WBFO
By Mike Desmond
The push for new apartments in downtown Buffalo appears to be moving farther and farther out from the Central Business District.
Ellicott Development is planning new townhouses and potentially another high-rise on the waterfront.
But the two projects it just took to the Zoning Board of Appeals were "brownfields," a building at Niagara and Busti vacant for 20 years and a vacant field on Ohio Street unused for far longer. That's a plan which might take ...
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960 Busti Avenue Conversion to Include 18 Apartments and Commercial Space
Article via Buffalo Rising
By wcperspective
With the apartment market red hot, Ellicott Development Company is dusting off plans to put residential units in a four-story commercial building at 960 Busti Avenue. The company purchased the site in April 2008 along with a nearby property at 1050 Niagara Street from Ciminelli Development.
The circa-1930, 56,000 sq.ft. building is north of the Peace Bridge and overlooks the Niagara River. It was home to General Electric until about 1968 when ...
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Ellicott Planning for Next Townhouses at Waterfront Place
Article via Buffalo Rising
By wcperspective
Ellicott Development is seeking approvals for nine new townhouses at its Waterfront Place development. The new construction will be companions to the existing five townhouses in the project and will be one less than originally proposed for the site.
The new units will be smaller and have different yet similar elevations than the existing units constructed by Ellicott back in 2008-2009. Four units ranging from 2,325 sq.ft. to 2,782 sq.ft. ...
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Buffalo’s waterfront attracts more upscale housing
Via WBFO
By Mike Desmond
The coming of spring is likely to bring more new housing to Buffalo's Waterfront, with a continuing demand to live on waterways.
The Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency has awarded development rights for a site on Lakefront Boulevard to Ciminelli Real Estate.
For nearly 20-million dollars, Ciminelli is proposing 10 three-story townhouses and a four-story structure with 15-to-20-units. The plan also possibly includes an outdoor swimming pool. Executive Vice President ...
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Armor Inn Tap Room Now Open in Ellicottville
Via The Hamburg Sun News
By Lizz Schumer
ELLICOTTVILLE — Local barbecue restaurant The Armor Inn Tap Room opened its new Ellicottville location on Dec. 19, the second location for the tap room. The new restaurant is located across the street from the Wingate by Wyndham Hotel in Ellicottville.
The new Armor Inn Tap Room is open seven days a week starting at 7 a.m. for breakfast, lunch, dinner and at 10 p.m., a late-night menu is available. According to owner JC Seneca, some of the ...
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