Status Complete Completed April, 1913 Floor count 17 Height 76 m Owner Priam Enterprises LLC | Type Office Roof 76.2 m (250 ft) Opened April 1913 Floors 17 Architect Edward Brodhead Green | |
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Location 237 Main Street, Buffalo, NY, United States Similar Main Court Building, Rand Building, One Seneca Tower, Ellicott Square Building, Liberty Building | ||
The Main Seneca Building, originally known as the "Marine Midland Trust Company Building" or the "Marine Trust Building," is a 17 story Renaissance Revival style 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.
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Map of Main Seneca Building, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA
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. The building served as the headquarters for Marine Midland Bank before moving across the street into Buffalo's tallest building, One Seneca Tower.
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. 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).
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.