A vacant historic brewery building in the William-Emslie neighborhood is going on the block for the first time, more than 125 years after it was constructed by brewmaster William Simon.
The Simon family, which still owns the five-building complex at 143 Emslie St., is putting the Simon Brewery building up for sale for $3.3 million, offering the chance for someone else to take possession of the 156,576-square-foot facility after 50 years of vacancy.
Constructed between 1896 and 1910, the complex consists of five four-story connected buildings on 2.2 acres, and still contains some of the old brewing equipment, as well as an old railroad siding used to ship and receive supplies, according to real estate broker Gary J. DeCarlo, whose CRE Global is handling the sale.
“The majority of the building is in good condition,” he said. “Looking at the buildings and walking through, you can still see and feel Buffalo’s history of breweries.”
Simon worked as the brewmaster for the John Schusler Brewery, founded in 1859, before he bought that business in 1896 and launched his own. His brewery closed during Prohibition, but reopened afterward and developed a customer base for its Simon Pure Beer and Old Abbey Ale. It continued operating until 1973, when it closed, but the family maintained the building since then.
DeCarlo, whose firm listed the property earlier in November, said he has received more than 50 inquiries from interested parties across the country in the first 24 hours. But no one has made an offer to buy the property, he said.
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