The Bellesara / Allentown Athletic
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Location
540 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14202
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Fillmore Council District
SBL: 100.78-1-7.2
Erie County Property Info
County Tax Map (loads GIS page)
City of Buffalo Parcel Viewer
Owner
DEL-AL LLC per propertyviewer
Carl Paladino, Ellicott Development
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, 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, 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
4-story Renaissance Revival style building
Current Condition
Renovated into apartments. An adjacent structure, formerly the Allentown Athletix facility, was partially renovated and partially demolished.
History
- Former University Club
Recent Events and Actions Taken
- 1999 - Ellicott Development purchases and rehabs the corner building into 14 apartments.
- December 2010 - Ellicott Development purchases the adjacent Allentown Athletics complex for $215,000
- 2011 - Two buildings of the former Allentown Athletics complex were renovated into additional apartments, while the former bowling alley and racquetball court section along Allen was demolished for surface parking.
Other Pertinent Facts
Links
- Ellicott Development - The Bellesara 540 Delaware
- Buffalo Rising - Demo Watch: Allentown and Medical Campus Edition
- Buffalo Rising - Construction Watch: Former Allentown Athletics Building
- BuffaloAH - Allentown Local Historic District
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Added 2013-07-05 • Last changed 2016-10-26