• 905 Elmwood Rendering—Ellicott Development

Buffalo, NY

Ellicott Development replaced the Elmwood-Delavan Food Mart with a four-story mixed-use building. It is anchored by a restaurant with additional retail space and 21 apartments. 905 Elmwood aligns with Buffalo’s Green Code, supporting walkable, mixed-use neighborhoods and strengthening economic centers. The building fills a void along the Elmwood strip and holds an urban edge at a busy intersection. The project and the architecture ultimately want to strike the right balance of being a good neighbor and setting a tone for development in this rooted yet progressive and vibrant community.

Scope of Services

  • Programming and phase planning
  • Code evaluation
  • Architectural design and documentation
  • Project management
  • Landscape architecture and site planning
  • Interior design, finish selection, furniture selection and equipment planning
  • 3D imagery/BIM
  • Signage and wayfinding
  • Construction documents
  • Construction administration

Design Features

  • Mixed-use development includes a restaurant, retail space, and 21 apartments
  • Expansive glass curtainwall is used in the more open and public spaces
  • Brick masonry with smaller punched openings conceal private living spaces
  • The design utilizes traditional materials and follows the Elmwood Village design standards
  • Vertical wood screen provides solar control and/or a slight visual buffer to the recessed residential patios
  • The height of the building steps down from four to three stories as it abuts its residential neighbors on both Elmwood and Delevan

ARCHITECTS | PLANNERS | INTERIORS | LANDSCAPE DESIGN