Main Seneca Building

Main Seneca Building

Main Seneca Building, in Buffalo, NY
General information
Status Complete
Type Office
Location 237 Main Street, Buffalo, NY, United States
Coordinates 42°52′51″N 78°52′33″W / 42.8807196°N 78.8759074°W / 42.8807196; -78.8759074Coordinates: 42°52′51″N 78°52′33″W / 42.8807196°N 78.8759074°W / 42.8807196; -78.8759074
Completed April, 1913
Owner Priam Enterprises LLC
Height
Roof 76.2 m (250 ft)
Technical details
Floor count 17
Design and construction
Architect Green & Wicks
Developer Lnquist and Illsey

The Main Seneca Building, originally known as the "Marine Midland Trust Company Building" or the "Marine Trust Building," is a 17 story renaissance revival highrise in downtown Buffalo, New York. The building was previously the headquarters for Marine Midland Bank before the bank constructed One Marine Midland Center at 1 Seneca Tower, the tallest building in Buffalo.

History

The building was designed by Buffalo architects Green & Wicks and was completed by Lnquist and Illsey in April 1913 on the corner of Main and Seneca streets.[1] The building served as the headquarters for Marine Midland Bank before moving across the street into Buffalo's tallest building, One HSBC Center.[2]

Marine Trust Building entrance in 2016

In December 2014, the building was sold by real estate developer David L. Sweet to Paul J. Kolkmeyer, a developer and former CEO of First Niagara Bank, for $3.89 million. Kolkmeyer's firm, Amherst-based Priam Enterprises LLC, buys, manages and develops residential apartment buildings and student housing in Buffalo and the surrounding communities.[3] In addition to purchasing the Main Seneca Building, Kolkmeyer purchased the Main Court Building at 43 Main St. (for $4.5 million), as well as the Rand Building, designed by James W. Kideney & Associates, at 14 Lafayette Square, the Roblin Building at 241 Main St., (together for $2.56 million) and The Stanton Building (also known as the Glenny Building), designed by Richard A. Waite, at 251 Main St. (for $646,569).[3]

Paul Kolkmeyer is planning to introduce several new uses to the Building. According to Business First, Kolkmeyer expects to put 25 condominiums on the building’s top five floors and open a banquet facility in the first floor banking hall. Additionally, he has indicated his desire to put a small boutique hotel into the third floor, and consolidate office tenants into the remaining levels.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Trust Companies, Volume 31 (Google eBook). Trust Companies Pub. Association. 1920. p. 270.
  2. ↑ LaChiusa, Chuck. "Marine Trust Company Building".
  3. 1 2 Christmann, Samantha (December 31, 2014). "Kolkmeyer completes purchase of 5 buildings". The Buffalo News. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  4. ↑ BRO staff (December 15, 2014). "Condos, Boutique Hotel, Offices, and Banquet Facility for Main-Seneca Building". Buffalo Rising. Retrieved 5 February 2016.


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