Preservation Buffalo Niagara

05/27/2026

A peek inside the old post office in Lockport. This was restored by in 2025 and now has inside of it! The historic tax credit project was led by Preservation Studios.
This adaptive reuse work was submitted for a Preservation Award and was selected as Best Commercial Project in Niagara County! We will be seeing more details of the project and celebrating tomorrow (Thursday!) at the Richardson Hotel / Campus for our annual Preservation Awards. There are some tickets left! Link: https://preservationbuffaloniagara.org/preservation-awards/

We are grateful to our Robert T. Coles sponsors: BSK, , Hodgson Russ and !

05/27/2026

We’re so excited to share that the Forsyth Tavern is an award winner this year and can’t wait to celebrate with them! This is a legendary level effort by their team and they continue to shine bright, even through the tough times.

We still have about 20 tickets left for Thursday! Come celebrate successes and have some food, drinks and enjoy a beautiful night inside a national and local historic landmark.
https://preservationbuffaloniagara.org/preservation-awards/

Thank you to our Robert T. Cole’s sponsors: BSK, Carmina Wood Design, Hodgson Russ and Lawley Insurance!

To say we are "honored" feels like an understatement. We are thrilled to share that the Forsyth-Warren Tavern has been nominated for a 2026 Preservation Buffalo Niagara Award.

​For ten years, this project has been defined by grit. We’ve faced the "preservation woes"—the legal hurdles, the structural puzzles, the endless paperwork, and the moments where the finish line felt miles away. But today, the weight of those struggles has shifted into something beautiful: pure joy.

​We are finally stepping out of the "survival" phase and into the "revival" phase. This nomination belongs to every one of you who stood by us in the trenches. Thank you for believing in this tavern when it was just a dream and a lot of weathered timber. We are finally getting to the "good part," and we’re so glad you’re here to see it.

05/26/2026

A few 📸 within the Allentown Historic District !

05/23/2026

Our 2026 Preservation Awards is Thursday, May 28th! We will be honoring the Best Commercial Project in Buffalo to this grain elevator adaptive reuse project by and ! Project: The American Lofts at Silo City.

It’s amazing to think back on the preservation efforts done over the years just to keep this standing - local landmark advocacy, throwing parties and hosting events to keep momentum going, giving tours to locals and national conferences to remind them how special these are, fighting for the historic tax credits - all things we helped with. Rick Smith and Swannie Jim kept it alive and then Generation Development stepped in with the big bucks to repurpose it into affordable apartments and commercial spaces. It truly takes time and love to see a project of this size through. Here are a few photos we snapped at our walk thru a few months back - the work is truly above and beyond. Paul Lang and Steve Carmina need to write a book about this project!

Join us at the Preservation Awards on Thursday, May 28th at the to celebrate this project and the team while helping to fund more preservation advocacy in WNY!

Tickets are available here: https://preservationbuffaloniagara.org/preservation-awards/

05/23/2026

One of our 2026 Preservation Award winners is Alden State Bank for Legacy Business!

This project was a true labor of love. The before and after photos really help show the progress! Young and Wright Architectural led the way on this preservation project with Preservation Studios leading the historic tax credit side of things. We are grateful to have Alden State Bank as a steward of historic preservation.

Come learn more and celebrate preservation across WNY on Thursday, May 28th!

There are still tickets left! Details: https://givebutter.com/2026-preservation-awards

05/22/2026

Our 2026 Preservation Awards is coming up on Thursday! Grain elevators. Gargoyles. Boat repairs. House restorations. Restoring Olmsted. We have a lot to celebrate!

Get your tickets here:

Join us for the 2026 Preservation Awards on May 28, 2026. Join Preservation Buffalo Niagara for the 2026 Preservation Awards, our largest fundraiser of the year, celebrating outstanding preservatio…

05/18/2026

We are advocating for this bill - read below!

The clock is ticking on the White Elephant bill, a proposed measure to address New York State’s largest and most chronically vacant historic buildings. With the current legislative session drawing to a close, advocates are watching closely to see whether the bill will advance before the session en...

05/11/2026

Sabres loss got you down? Here’s a cheer up for you! Our PBN Members get a FREE tour of the iconic Guaranty building! You can look at the calendar and sign up here:

Step inside one of Buffalo’s greatest architectural treasures on our Louis Sullivan’s Guaranty Building Tours.