Union Bank Building
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1900s
1970s
2008
2013
Photo credit: PRS, Joe Sparacio, Buffalo Rising
Location
496 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14203
Also known as 498 Main Street
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Ellicott Council District
SBL: 111.46-10-9
Erie County Property Info
County Tax Map (loads GIS page)
City of Buffalo Parcel Viewer
Adjacent to: LL Berger, and Young Mens Christian Association Old Building
Across from: Hens & Kelly Department Store, the McDonalds Townhouse, and the Mayer & Weill Building
Owner
VALLEDOLMO LLC per propertyviewer
Ricotta & Visco law firm
NYS Corporation and Business Entity Database
Physical Description
Four story, 11,440 sq.ft. brick building on a corner parcel
Current Condition
Renovated and in use by a law firm. Original facade windows were lost in a previous renovation.
History
- Former Union bank location
- A.S. Beck Shoe store in the 1970s
- Happy Garden Chinese Restaurant was a first floor tenant throughout the 2000s
Recent Events and Actions Taken
- 2007 - Purchased for $320,000 by Kent Keating with plan for family residence upstairs and wife's law firm on first floor.
- Dec 2008 - Put back up for sale.
- 2011 - Purchased for $385,000 per propertyviewer
- March 2011 - Ricotta & Visco received City Planning Board approval earlier this week to redevelop
- 2011-2012 - $1.5 million renovation. Original hardwood floors, tin ceilings and exposed brick combined with new atrium and windows.
- Dec 2012 - Law firm Ricotta & Visco moves in
Other Pertinent Facts
Links
- Buffalo Rising, July 2007 - Single Family Residence Planned
- Buffalo Rising, December 2008 - On The Market: 496 Main
- Buffalo Rising, December 2010 - Law Firm Looking at Vacant Main Street Property
- Buffalo Rising, June 2011 - Construction Watch: 496 Main Street
- Buffalo Rising, February 2012 - Construction Watch: 498 Main Street
- Buffalo Rising, July 2012 - Work Finishing Up At 496 Main
- Buffalo Rising, May 2013 - 500 Block's New Corporate Faces
- BuffaloAH - Local Historic Preservation District 500 Block Main
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Added 2013-06-03 • Last changed 2018-05-07