Genesee Building/Hyatt Regency Hotel

Genesee Building/Hyatt Regency Hotel
Hyatt Regency Hotel in 2022
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Former namesGenesee House, The Genesee Hotel
General information
Address2 Fountain Plaza
Coordinates42°53′18.82″N 78°52′26.63″W / 42.8885611°N 78.8740639°W / 42.8885611; -78.8740639
OwnerJemal’s Genesee LLC[1]

Genesee Building/Hyatt Regency Hotel is a 15-story tall hotel building in Buffalo, New York that was built as the Hyatt Regency Hotel in 1922[2] by architects E.B. Green and William S. Wicks.[3]

History

The building was originally built as the Genesee Building in 1811 as a quick way-station for people like farmers carrying livestock, it wasn't until 1842 when it would be rebuilt as a 5-story tall brick hotel and then in 1881 it was remodeled into The Genesee Hotel.[4]

In the 1980s the building was under-utilized but a local developer named Paul Snyder decided to incorporate the building into the Hyatt business.[5]

On 1 June 2022, the building was no longer affiliated with Hyatt.[6] This came after its closure in March 2022 after the COVID-19 pandemic which caused the building to lose a lot of revenue.[7]

History

  1. ^ Reyes, Anthony (2021-09-08). "Douglas Jemal formally purchases Hyatt Regency hotel in Downtown Buffalo". WKBW-TV. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
  2. ^ Hariaczyi, Todd (2017-07-05). "What It Looked Like Wednesday: Buffalo's hotels sit on rich history". The Buffalo News. ISSN 0745-2691. OCLC 8882862. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
  3. ^ "Genesee Building/Hyatt Hotel". Visit Buffalo Niagara. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
  4. ^ "Genesee Building/Hyatt Regency-Buffalo". buffaloah.com. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
  5. ^ "Main, Genesee, Pearl Street Block Over Time". www.wnyhistory.org. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
  6. ^ "Downtown Buffalo Hyatt hotel closing for good". WGRZ. 2020-05-26. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
  7. ^ Fink, James (2020-03-11). "Buffalo hotel takes an $80,000 hit in one day due to the coronavirus". Bizjournals. American City Business Journals. Retrieved 2024-05-03.