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J. N. Adam–AM&A Historic District

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedRetrofit proposedBuffalo, NY

Historic industrial site proposed for housing/office; county housing market growing but status conflict exists. · summary, model-written

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J. N. Adam–AM&A Historic District
Exterior view of a city street with buildings and pedestrian walkway · verified by a vision model. Photo: Reading Tom from Reading, UK, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Site profile7 elements · what this site is built with · tap a chip for the evidence

Finance and pipeline
Retrofit in the pipelineThis site: …proposed record · all sites with this
Ownership
Public bodyThis site: City Of Buffalo county-parcels · all sites with this
Single-purpose entityThis site: H@Lofts, LLC county-parcels · all sites with this
Place
3+ other atlas sites within 10 kmThis site: 3 within 10 km computed · all sites with this
Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: …converted to apartments and offices record · all sites with this
New use
HousingThis site: …converted to apartments and offices newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
OfficeThis site: …converted to apartments and offices newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

StatusRetrofit proposedWikipedia no source
StrategyRedevelopment, proposedWikipedia no source
New useshousing, officeWikipedia no source
What is there nowconverted to apartments and officesnewtypes-extraction reported
Owner of recordIndividual (Name Withheld)county assessor no source

History and original facts

CountyErie County
Census division2 · Mid-Atlantic
NotesDraft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: The J. N. Adam–AM&A Historic District, a former department store and warehouse complex in Buffalo, is proposed to be converted to apartments and offices.

Not yet recorded: acres, GLA, year opened, original developer, retrofit year. Know it? Tell us.

Planning

No zoning change, subsidy or policy tool recorded for this site.

Parcels, tax and title

Parcels within 40 m of the site point, as published by the county (layer); county terms apply; unverified here. Mortgages, liens and deeds are recorder records, not assessor data: see the county recorder.
ParcelOwner of recordAcresUse · zoningValue (appraised · assessed · taxable)Last sale · deed
111.13-16-1
all 52 county fields
COUNTY_NAMEErie
MUNI_NAMEBuffalo
SWIS140200
PARCEL_ADDR345 Main St
PRINT_KEY111.13-16-1
SBL11113000160010000000
CITYTOWN_NAMEBuffalo
CITYTOWN_SWIS140200
LOC_ST_NBR345
LOC_STREETMain St
LOC_ZIP14203
PROP_CLASS463
ROLL_SECTION1
LAND_AV1014600.0
TOTAL_AV18000000.0
FULL_MARKET_VAL18000000.0
YR_BLT1968
FRONT241
DEPTH199
SQ_FT47916.0
ACRES1.1
SCHOOL_CODE140200
SCHOOL_NAMEBuffalo
SEWER_TYPE3
SEWER_DESCComm/public
WATER_SUPPLY3
WATER_DESCComm/public
UTILITIES4
UTILITIES_DESCGas & elec
GFA297700
USED_AS_CODEE01
USED_AS_DESCHighrise off
MAIL_ADDR345 Main
MAIL_CITYBuffalo
MAIL_STATENY
MAIL_ZIP142032308
ADD_MAIL_ADDR345 Main
ADD_MAIL_CITYBuffalo
ADD_MAIL_STATENY
ADD_MAIL_ZIP142032308
GRID_EAST1070275.0
GRID_NORTH1050853.0
MUNI_PARCEL_ID14020065185
SWIS_SBL_ID14020011113000160010000000
SWIS_PRINT_KEY_ID140200111.13-16-1
ROLL_YR2025
SPATIAL_YR2025
OWNER_TYPE8
PRIMARY_OWNERManufacturers & Traders
ADD_OWNERTrust Co
CALC_ACRES1.09490756
Individual (Name Withheld)1.1Highrise off$18.0M (appraised)
assessed $18.0M		—
111.13-14-2
all 49 county fields
COUNTY_NAMEErie
MUNI_NAMEBuffalo
SWIS140200
PARCEL_ADDR377 Main St
PRINT_KEY111.13-14-2
SBL11113000140020000000
CITYTOWN_NAMEBuffalo
CITYTOWN_SWIS140200
LOC_ST_NBR377
LOC_STREETMain St
LOC_ZIP14203
PROP_CLASS453
ROLL_SECTION1
LAND_AV850700.0
TOTAL_AV5000000.0
FULL_MARKET_VAL5000000.0
YR_BLT1920
FRONT181
DEPTH199
SQ_FT36147.0
ACRES0.83
SCHOOL_CODE140200
SCHOOL_NAMEBuffalo
SEWER_TYPE3
SEWER_DESCComm/public
WATER_SUPPLY3
WATER_DESCComm/public
UTILITIES4
UTILITIES_DESCGas & elec
GFA283776
USED_AS_CODED05
USED_AS_DESCLarge retail
MAIL_ADDR7504 171st St
MAIL_CITYFlushing
MAIL_STATENY
MAIL_ZIP11366
BOOK11356
PAGE6761
GRID_EAST1070342.0
GRID_NORTH1051129.0
MUNI_PARCEL_ID14020065180
SWIS_SBL_ID14020011113000140020000000
SWIS_PRINT_KEY_ID140200111.13-14-2
ROLL_YR2025
SPATIAL_YR2025
OWNER_TYPE8
PRIMARY_OWNER377 Main Realty Inc
CALC_ACRES0.84089348
377 Main Realty Inc
7504 171st St, Flushing		0.8Large retail$5.0M (appraised)
assessed $5.0M		—
deed 11356/6761
111.54-4-6.1
all 49 county fields
COUNTY_NAMEErie
MUNI_NAMEBuffalo
SWIS140200
PARCEL_ADDR369 Washington St
PRINT_KEY111.54-4-6.1
SBL11154000040061000000
CITYTOWN_NAMEBuffalo
CITYTOWN_SWIS140200
LOC_ST_NBR369
LOC_STREETWashington St
LOC_ZIP14203
PROP_CLASS411
ROLL_SECTION1
LAND_AV606600.0
TOTAL_AV9000000.0
FULL_MARKET_VAL9000000.0
YR_BLT1937
FRONT155
DEPTH172
SCHOOL_CODE140200
SCHOOL_NAMEBuffalo
SEWER_TYPE3
SEWER_DESCComm/public
WATER_SUPPLY3
WATER_DESCComm/public
UTILITIES4
UTILITIES_DESCGas & elec
GFA86891
USED_AS_CODEA02
USED_AS_DESCConvrted apt
MAIL_ADDR391 Washington St Ste 800
MAIL_CITYBuffalo
MAIL_STATENY
MAIL_ZIP14203
BOOK11164
PAGE20
GRID_EAST1070579.0
GRID_NORTH1051048.0
MUNI_PARCEL_ID14020070868
SWIS_SBL_ID14020011154000040061000000
SWIS_PRINT_KEY_ID140200111.54-4-6.1
ROLL_YR2025
SPATIAL_YR2025
OWNER_TYPE8
PRIMARY_OWNERH@Lofts, LLC
CALC_ACRES0.52223617
H@Lofts, LLC
391 Washington St Ste 800, Buffalo		—Convrted apt$9.0M (appraised)
assessed $9.0M		—
deed 11164/20
111.13-17-1
all 52 county fields
COUNTY_NAMEErie
MUNI_NAMEBuffalo
SWIS140200
PARCEL_ADDR67 E Eagle St
PRINT_KEY111.13-17-1
SBL11113000170010000000
CITYTOWN_NAMEBuffalo
CITYTOWN_SWIS140200
LOC_ST_NBR67
LOC_STREETE Eagle St
LOC_ZIP14203
PROP_CLASS653
ROLL_SECTION8
LAND_AV1215300.0
TOTAL_AV25774500.0
FULL_MARKET_VAL25774500.0
YR_BLT1991
FRONT265
DEPTH2430
SCHOOL_CODE140200
SCHOOL_NAMEBuffalo
SEWER_TYPE3
SEWER_DESCComm/public
WATER_SUPPLY3
WATER_DESCComm/public
UTILITIES4
UTILITIES_DESCGas & elec
GFA538104
USED_AS_CODEJ01
USED_AS_DESCLg ramp gar
MAIL_ADDR67 Eagle East
MAIL_CITYBuffalo
MAIL_STATENY
MAIL_ZIP142032224
ADD_MAIL_ADDR67 Eagle East
ADD_MAIL_CITYBuffalo
ADD_MAIL_STATENY
ADD_MAIL_ZIP142032224
GRID_EAST1070566.0
GRID_NORTH1050784.0
MUNI_PARCEL_ID14020065186
SWIS_SBL_ID14020011113000170010000000
SWIS_PRINT_KEY_ID140200111.13-17-1
ROLL_YR2025
SPATIAL_YR2025
OWNER_TYPE4
PRIMARY_OWNERCity Of Buffalo
ADD_OWNEREagle Ramp
CALC_ACRES1.47451318
City Of Buffalo
67 Eagle East, Buffalo		—Lg ramp gar$25.8M (appraised)
assessed $25.8M		—
Total1.9$57.8M

Before and after

Before: the mall

ArchitectStarrett & van Vleckquote

After: the retrofit

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Site context

Housing permits, Erie County (NY), 2024578 units in 5+ unit buildings, 46 in 2–4, 584 single-family; 2023: 404 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby3 within 10 km, 6 within 25 km: Main Place Mall (0.2 km); Seneca Mall (9.2 km); Como Mall (9.9 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)47,627 jobs in 2,834 establishments; average annual pay $41,000; employment location quotient 1.04; employment -0.6% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 202238,226 jobs; 254 in retail trade, 2,763 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 36029016500)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 45th income percentile as adults; 1.4% incarcerated at the 2010 count (69 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)not a low-access tract at 1 mile; 5% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 21.6%; median family income $103,750; 93 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
SchoolsBuffalo City School District (PK-12); 13 public schools within 1 mile: ENTERPRISE CHARTER SCHOOL; BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL; REACH ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL; BUFFALO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGYNCES EDGE
Elevation620 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025278 county-logged events: 167 thunderstorm wind, 32 hail, 28 flash flood, 23 flood; $1,702,400 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 14203, 2026-09median list price $279,475 (+0.1% on the year); 16 active listings; median 276 days on market; 0% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20233,116 establishments (-7%); 49,839 jobs (-6%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $295,625 (+3% 1 yr, +31% 5 yr); typical rent $1,480/mo (+4% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)13,826 vehicles a day on SLIP RAMP FROM NY 5 TO CHURCH ST; 469 trucks; 39 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

J. N. Adam–AM&A Historic District (Buffalo, NY) is an industrial site originally a department store/warehouse complex. It is recorded as 'proposed' for redevelopment to housing/office, but 'after_notes' state it's 'converted to apartments and offices'.

Why. Proximity to Main Place Mall (0.2km) and active housing market (2024 permits: 584 units, $361M value). County housing prices rose 3.4% YoY (ZHVI). Retail establishments declined 6.7% since 2012.

Where it stands. Status conflict: 'proposed' vs. 'converted' in notes. No evidence of current construction in record. County housing market shows growth.

For a planner

  • Not a retail site (industrial/historic type)
  • Nearby mall (Main Place) is partial status
  • Active housing permits in 2023-2024

For a developer

  • Housing market growing (ZHVI +3.4% YoY)
  • No current construction noted
  • Peer sites (e.g., Summit Park Mall) also redeveloping

What we do not know yet

  • Status contradiction unresolved
  • No current construction timeline
  • Industrial site type may limit options

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  • Eastern Hills Mall, Clarence, NY · Malls · same strategy: redevelop; also in NY; 18 km away
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Multifamily screen

  • already in play: under construction, approved, or sold to a developer with housing plans
  • county grew 3.3% 2018–23
  • housing in the record

Inputs: record fields (size, status) and county Census ACS 2018–2023 figures (growth, rent). How the points work. Not a recommendation.

Background

J. N. Adam–AM&A Historic District is a national historic district located at Buffalo in Erie County, New York. The district resulted from the agglomeration of commercial structures over many years of commercial growth and still reflects conscious decisions made by the original planners of the J. N. Adam & Co., and later AM&A's department stores. The main department store was designed by Starrett & van Vleck and built in 1935, with additions made in 1946–1948. The service building and entrances date to 1909 and is a six-story, brick flat roofed commercial structure. Two six story, brick commercial structures fronting on Washington Street were designed by Green & Wicks in the 1890s.

Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.

Sources

  • Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
    1 quoted sentence
    J. N. Adam–AM&A Historic District

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