'Silo City', the concentration of grain elevators in Buffalo is seeing the first conversions of former grain storage into apartments and a smaller mix of amenity, office/incubator, exhibition (art installations etc) space.
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The American Mill & Warehouse building is being repurposed for residential and commercial use. Generation Development purchased this portion of the site for $2.8 million in 2020. Built in 1906, the more than century old American Warehouse once functioned as both a storage facility and research and development operation for the American Malting Company. The complex is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
This first phase includes 168 residential apartments. Studio to four-bedroom plans will range from 405 to 1,910 sq. ft. of living space. Carmina Wood Design prepared the reuse plans.
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Long-term plans call for at least two more phases. Next up is reuse of the Perot Malt House which would include approximately 92 residential units and commercial space. Work on the first phase of the project is now projected for fall 2023.
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https://www.buffalorising.com/2022/1...tch-silo-city/
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Grain elevators were invented by Joseph Dart in Buffalo in 1842. The opening of the Erie Canal (1825) connecting Albany/Downstate (NYC) to the Great Lakes at Buffalo, in conjunction with Dart's elevator, allowed Buffalo to become one of the fastest growing cities, and at the turn of the 20th century was one of the largest and wealthiest (per capita) cities in America.
It's been said that Le Corbusier was heavily influenced by mammoth grain elevators such as the cluster in Buffalo, NY.
General Mills still utilizes grain elevators in Buffalo, which is General Mills' oldest plant and where grain has been milled for almost 120 years. 'Gold Medal' brand flour and breakfast cereal such as 'Cheerios', 'Lucky Charms', and 'Chex' are still made at this facility.
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