Fri, Mar 4th 2011 12:00 pm

The biggest of the new projects is a rehabilitation of a giant Sweeney Street warehouse by real estate mogul Tony Kissling.  He says the loft-style apartment building, called Remington Lofts on the Canal, is modeled on buildings in Manhattan's SoHo and TriBeCa communities.

 

"Overwhelming demand gives me confidence," said Kissling, whose project has drawn more than 1,000 inquiries.  "It's just that no one has really done work-live lofts here, so some people don't believe it can be done."

 

Kissling, also a successful New York City developer, is used to doubts.  His company has about 25 properties in buffalo, including several stylish buildings along Delaware Avenue, with more than 10,000