Webb Building
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Photos courtesy David Steele
Location
90 Pearl Street Buffalo, NY 14202
Also known as 92 Pearl Street
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Fillmore Council District
SBL: 111.69-2-3
Erie County Property Info
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Next to: Curtiss Block, 86 Pearl Street , and the Dun Building
Across from: 93 Pearl Street Ramp
Owner
Rocco Termini, Signature Development
NYS Corporation and Business Entity Database
Termini also owns: Horton Coffee Building, Distillery Lofts, Houk Lofts, AM&A's Warehouse, Hotel Lafayette, Oak School Lofts
Physical Description
5 story 50,000 sq.ft. Richardsonian Romanesque commercial building. The facade is red brick with Medina sandstone trim.
Current Condition
Fully restored into apartments and then into a hotel
History
- Built in 1888 by Jewett M. Richmond
- Interior floors had collapsed prior to most recent renovation, demonstrating that a building is almost never 'too far gone'
Recent Events and Actions Taken
- 1993 - Purchased by Ellicott Development
- 1997 - Carl Paladino and Ellicott Development sought to demolish the building
- "The (Preservation) Board rejected the demolition plan despite Paladino's plea that it could not be saved." Buffalo Rising
- 2006 - Rocco Termini and Signature Development purchase the Webb building for restoration into apartments
- 2007 - $9.2 million restoration designed by architects Carmina Wood Morris
- 2012 - Apartments converted into a boutique hotel
Other Pertinent Facts
- Part of the Joseph Ellicott Historic Preservation District
Links
- Pearl @ The Webb website
- BuffaloAH - 90 Pearl, Preservation Application
- NYS Parks - Preservation Works in NYS - Webb Lofts
- BuffaloAH - Joseph Ellicott Historic Preservation District
- Buffalo Rising, October 2005 - Who’d Let This Treasure Sit Vacant for 12 Years?
- Buffalo Rising, January 2006 - Webb Building Rescue?
- Buffalo Rising, May 2008 - Webb Wins Preservation Award For Termini
- Buffalo Rising, August 2012 - Boutique Hotel opening in Webb Building
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Added 2013-01-08 • Last changed 2017-03-29