![]() "I think you'll see this continue down Elk Street and really turn this into almost like a Larkinville. A lot of momentum here," Williams said. The Buffalo Color restoration is expected to be complete in September. It features turf fields and an indoor fieldhouse, with additional outdoor fields installed this year. He also owns the land across the street that's home to the new and still expanding $13 million Medaille College athletic complex. Williams is thinking big picture about the area. ![]() The facility will also include a couple of apartments, and OSC will move its headquarters there. The windows went in and it felt like everything got done," Williams said. "They've become kind of an iconic look for the building. The building’s exterior signatures are about two-dozen massive arched windows that are being replaced. "The building is really the draw and we're trying to preserve that to extent we can." "I like to think of it as the coolest event space in Buffalo," Williams said. Think weddings, parties, conferences and more, complete with kitchens, bars and a rooftop patio overlooking the city. Site Description Buffalo Color Corporation, located in an industrial area in Buffalo, New York, occupies approximately 42 acres adjacent to the Buffalo River, along Elk and Lee streets. On a playground, a girl picked up a leaf and said she wanted to clean the dirt from Harmony’s skin. (AP) The first encounter with racism that Harmony Kennedy can remember came in elementary school. Now, the focus is on turning the power house into a $15 million entertainment center. As conservatives target schools, LGBTQ+ kids and students of color feel less safe. "We had to do so much modification to it that we couldn't comply with the historic regulation," Williams said. Heavy equipment inside had to be demolished and there were other buildings in rough shape that had to be torn down. That cost Williams the chance to use historic tax credits. Revitalizing the site has been a complex process. Toxic chemicals had to be remediated for years before any work could happen, a combined effort of OSC and Honeywell at a cost of $27 million. ![]() ![]() You might’ve noticed the restored windows as you drive along the 190 or South Park Avenue. Here are a few more shots of the Buffalo Color building as it transforms into a modern event space. ![]()
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