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1526 Main Street
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Building on right. Photo credit: Buffalo Rising, Scantron(SkyscraperCity.com)
Location
1526 Main Street, Buffalo NY 14209
Southwest corner of Main and Ferry
Google Bird's Eye View
Ellicott Council District
SBL: 100.31-3-11
Erie County Property Info
County Tax Map (loads GIS page)
City of Buffalo Parcel Viewer
Next to: 1524 Main Street and Fenton Hotel
Across from: Brinkman Building, Maxl's, H.O.M.E. @ 1542 Main
Owner
945 WEST FERRY, LLC per propertyviewer
Nick Sinatra, Sinatra & Company
NYS Corporation and Business Entity Database
Physical Description
Three story brick commercial building with first floor retail, on a corner parcel
Current Condition
Renovated into commercial and residential space
History
Built in 1884; architect George J. Metzger.
Recent Events and Actions Taken
- March 2012 - Purchased along with a parking lot at 1516 Main by Nick Sinatra for $380,000
- August 2012 - Work began on architect Tommaso Briatico's $2.3 million design for a renovation mix of commercial and upscale residential at the Fenton Hotel and 1526 Main. Plan calls for 1526 to be a mix of retail space on the ground floor and eight loft apartments upstairs. 1524 Main Street had been targeted for demolition as part of this original project.
- January 2014- Per the Buffalo news:
- "Ashker’s Juice Bar will be coming to Main and West Ferry streets. The restaurant will go into the ground floor of a commercial building that is being renovated, and will sit next to Fenton Village, market-rate housing that Sinatra has developed on West Ferry."
- April 2014 - Per Buffalo Rising:
- "On the exterior, Sinatra will be repointing some brick, repairing/replacing windows, painting the cornices, and adding new glass/glazing along with an awning to advertise Ashker’s."
- May 2014 - Co-owners Rachael Hughes and Giavana de Zitter have signed a lease for a 1,500 sq.ft. Barre Centric fitness studio, next to the planned Ashkar’s juice bar.
- As part of renovations, ghost signs for E.A. Kingston Drug Store and Coca-Cola have recently been uncovered on the corner of the building.
- October 2014 - Barre Centric fitness studio opens
- November 2014 - Tenants started moving into the eight loft apartments
- January 2015 - Expected opening of Ashkers restaurant
Other Pertinent Facts
- Part of the recently (April 2015) expanded Linwood Historic Preservation District
Links
- fixBuffalo - photo of 1524 and 1526 Main
- Buffalo Rising, March 2012 - Planning Project for Main Ferry Intersection
- Buffalo Rising, May 2012 - Sinatra's Plan for Fenton Village
- Buffalo Rising, August 2012 - Fenton Village Construction Watch
- Buffalo Rising, April 2014 - Work on First Fenton Village Rehab Wrapping Up, Second Beginning
- Buffalo Rising, May 2014 - Barre Centric Expanding Into Fenton Village
- Buffalo Rising, November 2014 - Fenton Village Shines, Commercial Space Filled
- Buffalo Rising, April 2015 - Linwood Preservation District Expands to Main Street
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Added 2013-01-22 • Last changed 2016-04-25