A number of potential developers have sought to renovate City-owned 204 High Street but could never put together a feasible project. Not so for Douglas Jemal. Jemal’s Douglas Development is pushing forward with work to repurpose the historic Meidenbauer House that sits just east of the Medical Campus. The long-neglected structure will contain nine apartments when work is finished.
Jemal is seeking Zoning Board of Appeals approval to construct an eight-space parking lot to serve the property at the corner of High and Maple streets. Under the Green Code, front and corner side yard parking is not permitted. A small community park is proposed for the east side of the structure at High and Mulberry streets (below).
204 High Street is an Italianate circa-1870 brick building, one of the oldest in the Fruit Belt neighborhood. The property is listed as a City of Buffalo local landmark. The property had a long time use as the personal residence and medical practice of John Meidenbauer. In the late 1930s it was sold to Lyle Morgan, another doctor, who also utilized it for his personal residence and practice. The building was last used in 1979 as a doctor’s office and the City took ownership around 2005 after Morgan’s son was unable to pay the taxes for the property.
Superior Contracting Inc. is doing the roofing and rough framing work. Antunovich Associates is project architect.
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