Delaware North Building facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Delaware North Building
April 2016 photo
General information
Status	Complete
Type	Office, Commercial, Hotel
Architectural style	Postmodern architecture
Location	250 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY, United States
Coordinates	42°53′28″N 78°52′37″W / 42.891045°N 78.876980°W / 42.891045; -78.876980
Construction started	January, 2014
Topped-out	October 10, 2014
Estimated completion	November, 2015
Cost	US$ 117 million
Owner	Uniland Development co.
Height
Architectural	53 m (174 ft)
Roof	59.1 m (194 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	12
Floor area	332,000 sq ft (30,800 m2)
Design and construction
Architecture firm	Diamond Schmitt Architects
Developer	Uniland Development co. [1]
Other information
Number of rooms	Hotel: 116 rooms
Parking	593 spaces

The Delaware North Building is a cool, tall building in Buffalo, New York. It's called a 'mixed-use' building because it has different things inside. It's 12 stories high and has lots of space – about 330,000 square feet!

Inside, you'll find fancy offices, a 120-room Westin hotel, shops on the ground floor, and even a big outdoor courtyard. It also has a parking garage. The main company in the building is Delaware North, and this is where their world headquarters is located.

Building the Delaware North Tower

This modern building was built where an older, two-story building called the Delaware Court used to be. That old building was around from 1917 to 2014. The new building sits on a large piece of land, about 1.95 acres.

Design and Features

The new building looks a bit like the old one, especially with its curved front. It even uses special clay tiles called terra cotta, just like the original building had.

Inside, the building has:

• About 193,000 square feet of top-notch office space on floors six through 12.
• A 116-room hotel, which takes up about 104,000 square feet.
• Around 18,000 square feet for shops and stores.
• An indoor parking garage with five levels, big enough for 593 cars.

Green Wall and Eco-Friendly Design

The main lobby of the building has something really special: the biggest living green wall in Western New York! This huge wall of plants is 22 feet tall and 21 feet wide. It makes the lobby look beautiful, helps clean the air inside, and even saves energy.

The building was designed to be very eco-friendly. It earned a LEED-Silver certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. This means it meets high standards for being good for the environment.

What Happens Inside

The Delaware North Building is the main home for the company Delaware North. They also run the 116-room Westin hotel and a restaurant called Patina 250 inside the building.

Other businesses and groups that have offices here include:

• KeyBank
• UBS Financial Services
• The Department of Homeland Security
• The Cullen Foundation
• Osteopathic Wellness Medicine

Gallery

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  Previous building Delaware court building (2013 photo)

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  Under construction (2014)

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  Rear of building

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  Terra cotta of 250 Delaware Ave

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  Night view from Chippewa st.