Jansen Brothers Harness Shop

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Location

173 Elm Street, Buffalo, NY 14203
SBL: 111.55-7-21
Ellicott Council District
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Next to: 177 Elm Street

Owner

Ellicott Development
9187 GROUP, LLC per City of Buffalo Property Information
Search NYS Corporation Database for 9187 GROUP

Carl and William Paladino's company, Ellicott Development, or corporations it controls: (Ellicott Group LLC, Pearl Group LLC, Huron Group Inc, Tupper Group Inc, Deltup LLC, Del-Al LLC, 84 Group, 1238 Group, 1239 Group, 4858 Group, 5277 Group, 9274 Group, etc.), owns these buildings or parcels of preservation concern (not a complete list):

Saint Paul Mall, 61 Edna Place, Crosby Building, 514 South Park Avenue, 619 West Delavan Avenue, 621 West Delavan Avenue, 878 Elmwood Avenue, 1050 Niagara Street, 1076 Genesee Street, 1173 East Lovejoy Street, 1175 East Lovejoy Street, 1179 East Lovejoy Street, 172 Franklin Street, 176 Franklin Street, 189 Saint James Place, 206 Ontario Street, Deck Bros. Building, 262 Ohio Street, Karle Saw Co., 809 Tonawanda Street, 85 East Market Street, 905 Elmwood Avenue, Baker’s Shoes Building, The Bellesara / Allentown Athletic, E&B Holmes Machinery Company, Edmiston's Academy of Business, Ellicott Square Building, Fairmont Creamery, Fire House Chemical No. 3, Fire House Engine No. 8, Gohn’s Place / Delaware House, Graystone Hotel / Berkeley Apartments, Grimm Block, Harbor Inn, Hens & Kelly Department Store, Holy Angels Academy, Jansen Brothers Harness Shop, Kaleida Health Facility (on Main), L.L. Berger Dept. Store / The Belesario, Meldrum-Edwards Building / The Antonio, Neisner Bros., Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Pleu Building, Seneca Plumbing & Heating Supply, 190 South Park Avenue, Swan Ramp, Vars Building, Weed Co. Wholesale Building, GLF Elevator, (Original) Y.M.C.A. / Y.W.C.A. Building,

You can also view this list at Ellicott's category page.

Physical Description

Four story brick commercial building

Current Condition

Interior renovation performed in 2015. Exterior still appears to need work.

History

  • 1897 - Built for Jansen Brothers Harness Shop
  • Keiser & Boasberg Tobacco Warehouse per Buffalo Rising (2017 article)

Recent Events and Actions Taken

  • 2014 - Ellicott Development announces $1.8 million plan to convert building into two floors of offices and five apartments. The commercial space would be leased by a non-profit job training agency, the Service Collaborative of Western New York
  • 2014 - Ellicott redevelopment plan receives $65,800 in tax breaks from the IDA.
  • May 2015 - Ellicott leased commercial first floor space to The Service Collaborative, and converted the upper floors into 5 apartments. The exterior appears to still be in rough shape.

Other Pertinent Facts

  • Per separate tax breaks sought by Ellicott from the City of Buffalo: 'The building currently pays less than $1,400 a year in taxes, but is expected to generate an additional $72,000 in city and county taxes during the 12 years covered by the property tax abatement. '

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Added 2014-03-26 • Last changed 2017-06-26

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