Plans for future expansion, recorded in concrete projections at the eastern facade of the A & P Warehouse at 518 Hamburg Street, reveal optimistic prophesies of Buffalo’s continued industrial expansion from the early 20th century. The projections, forming a fine geometric pattern, are concrete supports for floor slabs of an expanded building that does not, and will likely never, exist.

The repetitive concrete stubs reveal an upbeat attitude about the city’s seemingly limitless economic growth, though an anticipated building expansion never came to pass. Read the rest of this entry »

Howard Zemsky, principal in Larkin Development Group, testified before Congress yesterday, bringing the success story of the Larkin Terminal Warehouse conversion to a nationwide audience. The 10-story building, transformed in 2002 from industrial to chic office space and now at full occupancy, is one of many projects across the nation that benefited from the federal Renewal Communities program. Read the rest of this entry »