The Dun Building Mixed-Use Adaptive Reuse

110 Pearl Street, Buffalo, NY 14202

Approved

What is it? · Identity & scale

Project type: Adaptive Reuse
Review stage: Approved
Stories: 10

Who & what? · Context & documents

Developer / applicant entity: Swan & Pearl, LLC (McGuire Development Company)
Estimated investment / project cost: $14M
Reviewing board: IDA / LDC

Site notes

Historic mixed-use adaptive reuse of the 10-story Dun Building at 110 Pearl Street in downtown Buffalo (including replacement of the historic cornice removed in the 1980s, ground-floor commercial space, and upper-story market-rate and 40% workforce apartments). Approved by Erie County Board on February 25, 2026 with $505,187 in tax incentives.

Source

Erie County IDA (ECIDA) February 2026 Minutes· Feb 25, 2026

Public record & decisions

Applicant Claims

Restores an architectural downtown Buffalo landmark, retains commercial streetfront activity, and adds mixed-income residential units including four studios reserved at 40% .

Staff / Agency Concerns

Historic preservation compliance for cornice and envelope restoration.

Public Testimony

Public hearing held prior to February 25, 2026 ECIDA board approval.