374 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY

The Huyler Building was constructed in 1922 amidst a business resurgence on Buffalo’s famed Delaware Avenue. The elegant Classical Revival façade of the Huyler Building befits Buffalo’s rich architectural history. The Huyler company (once the largest and most prominent chocolate maker in the United States) apparently sought to build its flagship store in Buffalo on the city’s most fashionable commercial corridor. Similarly it was probably no coincidence that the next owner, Pitt Petri import shop, with its selection of elegant, tasteful and high-end goods, also elected to make its home on fashionable Delaware Avenue.

The Huyler Building, both through its appearance and its occupants, is an excellent reminder of Delaware Avenue’s once-thriving upscale commercial character. Under its present owner, Plaza Group, the building has undergone yet another transformation, placing it into the 21st century offering professionals Class A office space inside one of Buffalo’s preeminent buildings.