Fisherman's Wharf Building
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Photos by Karl Joster, PRS
Location
64 West Chippewa Street, Buffalo, NY 14202
- Google Bird's Eye View
- Ellicott Council District
- SBL: 111.37-4-3
- Erie County Property Info
- County Tax Map (loads GIS page)
- City of Buffalo Parcel Viewer
- Adjacent to: Hotel Villa Nova, Root Building
- Across from: 67 West Chippewa Street, 63 West Chippewa Street, 51 West Chippewa Street, Calumet Building
Owner
- 64 West Chippewa Associates LLC
Physical Description
- Ornate brick four story building on a corner parcel, with corner turret and arched windows
Current Condition
- Demolished. The land sat vacant for five years before being replaced with a nondescript two story cinderblock structure.
History
- 1989 - Developer and self-proclaimed preservationist Myron Robbins purchases the building.
- "I'm a preservationist," Robbins said. "I had the money, so I stepped in and grabbed the building. The building is safe at this point,” adding, “I've committed myself to making sure the building doesn't deteriorate any further and that at some point it will be completely restored." Buffalo News
- 1992 - 'Robbins asked for permits to tear the building down.' Buffalo News
- 1993 - 'Judge Frank A. Sedita II ordered an emergency demolition.' Buffalo News
- 1998 - $400,000 Soho nightclub was built
Recent Events and Actions Taken
Other Pertinent Facts
Links
- K. Josker Photo Gallery - - Franklin Street Showing Cheltenham Hotel
- Buffalo News, March 2017 - Torn-Down Tuesday: The seediest of Chippewa’s seedy joints
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Added 2013-01-08 • Last changed 2018-12-21