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1491 Niagara Street
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Derik Kane, Buffalo Rising
Location
1479 Niagara Street, Buffalo, NY 14213
- Also known as 1485 - 1491 Niagara Street or 1479 Niagara Street
- SBL: 88.74-1-33.1
- Niagara Council District
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- Erie County Property Info
- County Tax Map (loads GIS page)
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- Across from: F.N. Burt / Bison Storage / Crescendo
Owner
Bowmart Niagara LLC
Physical Description
Four story brick industrial building
Current Condition
Appears to be in good structural condition, but is missing most of its original windows. The building may have had its fourth floor added later, as well as having a portion of the building demolished.
History
- Former home of Aldrich & Ray Manufacturing Company.
- Derik Kane: Established in 1879 by Schuyler Aldrich. By 1886 both Isaac A. Aldrich and George A. Ray were admitted as partners. Early on the company produced small copper goods but as the company grew they manufactured a full line of hotel, restaurant and home goods. By the turn of the century they were concentrating on the production of soda fountain apparatuses. Annually, they used about 800 tons of copper and many tons of brass. This factory was designed by Frank Kempf.
Recent Events and Actions Taken
- September 2016: Architect Karl Frizlen is proposing conversion of this building into thirty apartments.
- October 2016: NYS Historic Preservation Office rejects the application for historic designation, citing the earlier demolition of part of the complex. Buffalo News: "In a rare defeat for a reuse project, a proposal to redevelop a former Niagara Street warehouse in Buffalo has fallen through after state historic preservation officials determined that the facility would not qualify because part of the complex had already been torn down."
- Developer Frizlen has halted the project, as its financials were dependent on the historic tax credits.
Other Pertinent Facts
Links
- Buffalo Rising, September 2016: "Frizlen Proposes Niagara Street Reuse Project"0
- Buffalo News, September 2016: "Plans proposed for Niagara Street lofts with waterfront views"
- Buffalo News, 10-13-2016 - Frizlen's Niagara Project Fails to Win Historic Rese Support
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Added 2015-10-13 • Last changed 2018-03-19