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“An ethereal projection for the future of Buffalo—a play of heights among the building towers—this is a visionary project for the city, and a symbol of optimism!”AIA Western New York – Merit Award
Description
Conceived as three adjacent vertical bars, the 600-foot glass-and-steel mixed-use high rise—the tallest and most ambitious initiative ever proposed for Buffalo—will stand as an emblem of the city’s renaissance, visible from Lake Erie as an ethereal cascade recalling the frozen crystalline form of Niagara Falls in winter. The tower includes 500,000 sf of office space on the first 20 floors, topped by a 10-story, 300-room luxury hotel, and on the uppermost 10 floors, 80 luxury condominiums. At the tower’s base, the west facade peels away to reveal the building’s interior lobby and retail spaces to the streetscape.
Distinctions
- Society of American Registered Architects
- Award of merit
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“The planar effect of the glass & lattice surfaces will dance in the sunlight, creating a forever changing show for all of Buffalo to experience. Just as Manhattan has the Empire State Building as its iconic skyscraper image, Buffalo, too, will have this tower as a reflection of its “rise” once again—a symbol that will impact and define the Buffalo skyline for the next 50 years. ”
- AIA Western New York
- Merit Award
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“An ethereal projection for the future of Buffalo, a play of heights among the building towers, this is a visionary project for the city, and a symbol of optimism!”
- AIA State of New York
- Citation for Design