Former Public School 44 on Broadway to be converted into apartments

The former Buffalo Public School 44 on Broadway has sat vacant for a few years after the Buffalo Public Schools moved its alternative academy program out the building.

From Buffalo Rising:

The former School 44, located at 1349 Broadway at Person Street, will house 82 units of affordable housing under plans to be reviewed by the Planning Board next week. The $26.8 million project is being spearheaded by Stuart Alexander and Associates, SCG Development, and Dr. Rhonda Ricks, the development team behind The Forge project closer to downtown at Broadway and Mortimer Street.

It will be great to see some new life injected and investment to this part of Broadway.

More from Buffalo Rising:

The Howard Beck-designed school was built in 1907 and expanded in 1930. Plans for the three-story, 114,000 sq.ft. building call for 55 one-bedroom units, 16 two-bedroom, and 11 three-bedroom units. The project will utilize State and Federal Historic Tax Credit eligible site and will be renovated per the Secretary of Interiors Standards. Eighty parking spots are proposed on the south end of the site along with a new playground.

Here are some design plans fro the building: (click on images for full view)


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10 thoughts on “Former Public School 44 on Broadway to be converted into apartments

  1. How very exciting! I graduated from “Lincoln School Dear 44” on 1962. Every time I pass it I sing our Alma Mater, which was written by music teacher Miss Gall, using a borrowed tune. It’s wonderful to see something positive happening in the old neighborhood. Now if they would only take on the Terminal.

  2. I LOVE THAT SCHOOL I GRADUATED FROM THAT SCHOOL WHY DID THEY TAKE CLASS OUT OF SCHOOL ,44 I LOVE THAT SCHOOL ME AN MY FRIENDS HAVE GOOD MAMMORIES WHY MAKE APMTS SO PEOPLE WALK OUT OF THERE APMT TO GO TO BATHROOM THATS NOT GOOD

  3. Great idea for the community. However as the Pastor of Mt. Hope church for over 6yrs just a block away, I would love to see some of the community people employed in some capacity of laborers to have a stake at helping to maintain the integrity and safety of the new tenants and the resurgence of the Broadway neighborhood. This is only the beginning!

  4. Affordable is a relative term….what are the ranges of rents??

    Are credit checks apart of the application process?

  5. Bad idea….this community needs a walk to elementary thru 7th grade school, perhaps a charter school as a reuse. Some alternative use to public schools? The community does not need housing of this type. The police are against this project and have not been consulted publicly at all. This is simply a ‘creative reuse’ which is meant to ‘cycle money’ to construction companies, and will externalize the cost onto the tax payer of the eventual failure . There are NO SUPPORTING businesses in the 15 minute walkability area surrounding it. Unless it is subsidized housing (BAD) it will go vacant.Simply put…. another BS central planner idea ……

  6. I think this is a great idea. I went to PS44 in 1959. Any idea whatever happened to the wonderful long (at least 10 feet) oak tables that were up on the second floor in the sewing room? My father and grandfather made those tables at their woodworking studio, Liberty Store Fixtures!

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