Vars Building

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Photo credit: Mark Paradowski

Location

344 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14202
SBL: 111.29-6-3
Ellicott Council District
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Across from: Asbury Hall and the Pleu Building

Owner

DELTUP LLC per City of Buffalo Property Information
NYS Corporation and Business Entity Database

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), Meldrum-Edwards Building / The Antonio, Neisner Bros., Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Our Lady of Lourdes Rectory and School, 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, 30,000 sq.ft. Art Deco office building on a corner parcel

Current Condition

Appears original and in use

History

  • 1929 - Commissioned by and built for the Addison Vars Advertising Agency
    • Designed by the Buffalo architectural tandem of Duane Lyman and Lawrence Bley

Recent Events and Actions Taken

  • April 1998 - 344 Delaware Avenue LLC purchased the building from the S.H. Gow Co. for $705,000
  • Summer 2011 - Listed for sale with a $2.8 million asking price
  • June 2012 - Ellicott Development, through its Deltup LLC affiliate, bought the building and a nearby parking lot for $5.525 million.
    • Tenants include Willcare, Western Region Health Corp., Bracorps Inc., and Willis of New York Inc. They are all expected to remain tenants under the new ownership.

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Added 2014-06-06 • Last changed 2016-10-26

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