New SPLiCE Headquarters
New SPLiCE Office Space at 257 Lafayette – Buffalo, NY
A first in green design and city living in Buffalo:
- 257 Lafayette Center is a conversion of an old historic school building into a multi-use commercial and residential building
- The renovation followed Leader in Environmental & Energy efficient Design standards and is a certified Energy Star building with multiple environmental benefits.
- For SPLiCE, it is a positive strategic move.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
– Project entails the conversion of a 3-story school building (built 1928) into:
– 6,000 sf corporate office suites
– 4,000 sf Rose Garden & Early Childhood Center:
housing the Aurora Waldorf School City
Satellite program and Dandelion Daycare
– 20 loft style apartments (2br, 1bath)
ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
– Photovoltaic solar panel system to provide approx. 33% of building’s electrical demand
– Energy Star rated building: 25% increase of energy performance above building code requirements achieved through:
- High efficient radiant heating system
- High efficient electrical fixtures & Energy Star rated appliances
- Insulated building envelope and window restoration
– Recycling of construction waste material: 50% diversion from landfill
– Reuse and restoration of windows, doors, hardware, etc.
– Purchase of low-emitting construction materials for enhanced indoor air quality
– Daylight Harvesting
– Rainwater collection and Bio-Retention System, to collect and purify parking lot runoff water to irrigate native, and edible plants
– Household waste recycling center in basement
NEIGHBORHOOD BENEFITS
– The developer was seeking the neighbors input to shape the design of the project
– The development will assist stabilizing the neighborhood and the Grant Street commercial corridor. The school was empty for 4 years and had fallen into disrepair.
– The developer is in the process of obtaining certification for the building as a national historical landmark
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