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Larkin @ Exchange Building

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Location

726 Exchange Street, Buffalo NY 14210
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Fillmore Council District
SBL Number: 122.26-2-11
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Next to: Larkin 'U' Building
Across from: Larkin Center of Commerce Building

Owner

Howard Zemsky, Larkin Development Group
NYS Corporation and Business Entity Database

Physical Description

Ten story, 600,000 sq.ft. steel reinforced concrete warehouse with six elevators. Designed in the International, Daylight Factory style.

Current Condition

Fully restored, converted to office space, and 100% leased.

History

  • Designed in 1911 by Lockwood and Greene of Boston, and built by the Aberthaw Construction Co. in just over six months for the Larkin Soap Company.
  • The Larkin Company owned the building until 1967 when it was sold to Graphic Controls.

Recent Events and Actions Taken

  • 2002 - Howard Zemsky, Joe Petrella, Bill Smith, and Doug Swift purchased the building from Graphic Controls for $1 million.
  • 2002 - $40 million renovation began

Other Pertinent Facts

  • Also known as the Larkin R/S/T Building.
  • Located within Buffalo's oldest manufacturing district, the Hydraulics District.
  • Sept 2009 - A nomination for State and Local Register of Historic Places was submitted for The Hydraulics on a Multiple Property Documentation Form, laying the groundwork for property owners to designate other buildings in the neighborhood as historic.

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Added 2013-01-09 • Last changed 2014-11-21

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