Preservation Studios

06/12/2026

Pints & Plaster this week at Buffalo Architectural Casting

Our team had a blast creating our own pieces and learning about the excellent work Buffalo Architectural Casting is doing!

06/12/2026

Pints & Plaster Buffalo Architectural Casting this week was a blast! Our team at Preservation Studios were able to make our own pieces along with learning about all the great work Buffalo Architectural Casting is doing.

06/01/2026

This past week we were excited to attend Preservation Awards ceremony at the . It was incredible to see all of the historic preservation work that is being done across WNY.

Two of our client’s projects were awarded this year!

Best Commercial Project (Niagara County): The Lockport Post Office. Preservation Studios assisted in the NR listing, Part 2, and Part 3 work.

Legacy Business Award: Alden State Bank. Preservation Studios assisted in the Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 of this project.

Congratulations to our clients along with all awardees this year!

05/27/2026

A beautiful day for some research at our Downtown Public Library!

05/27/2026

Well deserved accolades to another one of our clients! Preservation Studios' team loved working on the Part 2 and Part 3 for this project. Be sure to check out the Preservation Buffalo Niagara Preservation Awards tomorrow night-- who knows, maybe they'll have Big Ditch there, just like at 1 East Ave in Lockport!

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 !

05/26/2026

It's always amazing to see our clients recognized for their hard work bringing historic buildings back to life! Hope you can join us at Preservation Buffalo Niagara's 2026 Preservation Awards this Thursday!
https://preservationbuffaloniagara.org/preservation-awards/

05/15/2026

Wood and Windows!

We had the pleasure of visiting yesterday to learn all about what goes into making windows. From the wood, hardware, glass, and glazing!

05/07/2026

A few weeks ago, we were honored at the New York State Historic Preservation Conference with an Excellence in Historic Building Rehabilitation for our work on the Huntington Apartments in Seneca Falls, New York. Preservation Studios provided the complete HPCA process (Part 1 through Part 3), including the National Register nomination. Most notable for the exterior transformation and helping to make the project financially feasible was an accurate reconstruction of the missing mansard rooftop floor.

This building was developed by Home Leasing in partnership with Eagle Star Housing through Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative. The Huntington Apartments feature 53 affordable apartments, including 27 with supportive services for veterans in need of housing.

Previously, this building had been the home to many businesses, including the National Yeast Company, the Iroquois Motor Car Company, a box company, and an auto dealership. This rehabilitation was supported by $24 million from public and private funding, including New York State Homes and Community Renewal's (HCR) and federal low-income housing tax credits, Downtown Revitalization Initiative funding, NYSERDA energy-efficient support, federal and state historic tax credits, and additional funding from the Community Preservation Corporation.

Award Photo credit of the 2026 New York State Historic Preservation Award from the Division for Historic Preservation

04/30/2026

Deal of the Year as awarded by the Albany Business Review!

Congratulations to our client, who has been included in such a successful redevelopment of South Street in Glens Falls.

We are always proud to be a part of projects like this!

Read more about this project in our bio
(Second photo by the Albany Business Review)

04/17/2026

A full few days at the NYS Historic Preservation Conference in Cooperstown! Thank you to the for hosting us!