Black Rock Freight House
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Project Details
Location: 68-120 Tonawanda Street, Buffalo, NY
Neighborhood: Former village of Black Rock
Date(s) Built: 1906
History: Built by New York Central Railroad to store and facilitate freight
traveling along the “Belt Line” that encircled the City of Buffalo. Also included a commuter streetcar station; Once decommissioned by NYCRR in the 1960s, it was sold and later used by construction and steel companies
Adaptive Reuse: 35 market-rate apartments and a hatchet-throwing club and pub for Hatchets & Hops
Brownfield Cleanup: Remediated 2,000 tons of contaminated soil to a level that allows for safe apartment living
Date Completed: December 2019
Total Development Cost: Approximately $9 million
Historic Tax Credits: approximately $3.6 million, federal and state
Brownfield Tax Credits: approximately $1.5 million