Industrial sites · New York
J. N. Adam–AM&A Historic District
Historic industrial site proposed for housing/office; county housing market growing but status conflict exists. · summary, model-written
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Site profile5 elements · what this retrofit is built with · tap a chip for the evidence
Retrofit in the pipeline
This site: …proposed record · all sites with this3+ other atlas sites within 10 km
This site: 3 within 10 km computed · all sites with thisRedeveloped
This site: …converted to apartments and offices record · all sites with thisHousing
This site: …converted to apartments and offices newtypes-extraction · all sites with thisOffice
This site: …converted to apartments and offices newtypes-extraction · all sites with thisNow
| Status | Retrofit proposedWikipedia no source |
|---|---|
| Strategy | Redevelopment, proposedWikipedia no source |
| New uses | housing, officeWikipedia no source |
| What is there now | converted to apartments and officesnewtypes-extraction reported |
Site context
| Housing permits, Erie County (NY), 2024 | 578 units in 5+ unit buildings, 46 in 2–4, 584 single-family; 2023: 404 in 5+Census BPS |
|---|---|
| Other atlas sites nearby | 3 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, 2022 | 38,226 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 |
| Schools | Buffalo 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 |
| Elevation | 620 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP |
| Storm events in the county, 2016-2025 | 278 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, 2026-09 | median 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 2023 | 3,116 establishments (-7%); 49,839 jobs (-6%)Census CBP |
| Housing market in the county | typical 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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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.
History and original facts
| County | Erie County |
|---|---|
| Census division | 2 · Mid-Atlantic |
| Notes | Draft 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. |
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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
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J. N. Adam–AM&A Historic District
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