The new building for Aebly & Associates offices sits at 1471 Union Road in West Seneca, replacing former offices located at 3638 and 3640 Seneca Street. The two-story office space has transformed the previously underutilized properties that stood in it's place with a combination of modernity for today's workforce on the interior and understated historic charm on the exterior. At approximately 6,200 square feet, the state-of-the-art facility boasts a clock tower and a roof top patio for employees to work or relax on during their breaks. Carmina Wood was the architect and we were honored to work with them and owner, Julius Aebly, on such an outstanding project. 

This was an exciting project for Picone Construction as we embarked on 42 North's newest location in the historic Wurlitzer building 674 Main Street in the city of Buffalo. Having previously worked with owners to renovate and expand their location in East Aurora, we were honored to have the opportunity to work with them again. The stunning design by Bammel Architects allowed for a perfect blend of modern and vintage and while significant renovations took place, restoration to the existing space was a priority. Just a few doors down from Shea's Performing Arts, the space will certainly be a draw for those seeing a show. 

Sono Bello has over 100 centers nationwide and we are honored that they chose Picone Construction to renovate their newest location at 500 Corporate Parkway in Amherst, NY. In just over a decade, Sono Bello has become the leader in advanced liposuction and cosmetic surgery; in order to successfully renovate this space for their needs, Picone created numerous customer consultation areas, surgical/procedure rooms, physician and nurse's offices, a relaxing and welcoming reception area, as well as multi-purpose work stations and employee break rooms totaling approximately 10,000 square feet.  

Picone Construction has completed another interior build-out for franchise owners of Crumbl Cookies, this time bringing the take-out bakery to 4154 McKinley Parkway in Hamburg. Crumbl Cookies enthusiasts will be able to get a perfectly pink box of gourmet cookies just in time for Valentine’s Day. Located in a plaza alongside Picasso’s Pizza (dinner and dessert?), Mathnasium, and TMobile, the latest Crumbl Cookies location includes the same iconic pink walls and black and white decor that the bakery is known for and will feature a weekly rotation of six out of over 200 Crumbl Cookies available flavors.

Three previous Crumbl Cookies locations have been completed by Picone Construction in partnership with JZW Architects out of Salt Lake City, Utah, including one in Henrietta, NY, one in Amherst, NY and one in Williamsville, NY.  

At the start of the year, Buffalo Business First releases their annual Book of Lists, featuring the top companies in a number of categories.

Picone Construction is honored to, once again, have been featured in the Book of Lists in a number of different areas including:
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Fast Track Companies
Multi-Generation Family Businesses
Top Private Companies
Top General Contractors.

Buffalo Business First states that, "Companies on The Lists are some of the largest and most prominent businesses in the area. These are companies to work with, work for and to watch. This book can be used to find the businesses and companies you should know in Western New York."

Being featured in each of these categories is a testament to the 90 plus years of experience that Picone Construction has in Western New York, along with their ability to adapt and to grow in a field that is rapidly changing. Here's to a new year filled with continued growth with our current and future clients! 

In the last two months Picone Construction completed the build outs for two additional Pizza Hut locations at 2150 Delaware Road in Buffalo and the second at 4005 Sheridan Drive in Amherst. These are the fourth and fifth Pizza Hut restaurants completed by Picone Construction in partnership with Silvestri Architects, P.C. As with previous locations, the restaurants will be carry-out only featuring a digital menu and POS system for customer ordering. The next location planned to open will be on Transit Road in Lockport. 
Click here to read about the Delaware opening in Buffalo Business First
And read about the Sheridan Drive opening at WGRZ

Picone is excited to bring yet another Crumbl Cookies to the Western New York area. The latest cookie franchise will be located at 4154 McKinley Parkway. Featuring the signature pink, black and white color scheme, this Crumbl Cookies will have the same exciting variety of cookies offered on a rotating basis. This will be the fourth Crumbl Cookies franchise that Picone has built in Western New York. Stay tuned for updates!

The façade at 4779 Transit Road in Depew was renovated this last year for the tenants who have businesses there. The original architectural rendering, done by Hanlon Architects in Rochester, shows the original vision for the plaza, remarkably similar to the outcome shown in the photos above. 

A Press Release was sent last week announcing the beginning of construction for the Ronald McDonald House of WNY's Access for All project; an ambitious endeavor to enhance accessibility and comfort at the Buffalo Ronald McDonald House.
 
The mission’s Access for All project includes the following key improvements and renovations:
 
Main Entrance Accessibility: Ramp installation will occur at the House’s main entrance so all guests can enter through the home’s front door.
 
Common Area Enhancements: Adding an accessible bathroom to the first floor and replacing carpet with hard flooring for more effortless mobility from room to room. These enhancements will ensure that all areas of the House are accessible, providing families with mobility challenges the freedom to move around comfortably.
 
Updating the Guest Kitchen to Meet Accessibility Requirements: Includes the elimination of the island to allow for the removal of a wall to gain level access to the rear of the House. The renovations include lowering the countertops' height and adding an accessible sink. This floor plan change will foster an accessible, warm, and inviting atmosphere for guest families, volunteers, and staff.
 
Access to Each Level in the House:  The removal of the existing limited-use lift and shaft and the installation of a new three-stop elevator. In addition, a ramp will be installed on the second floor to give access to the front accessible bedroom suites completed in 2018.
 
RMHC of WNY's Executive Director Marianne Hoover says, “At RMHC of WNY, we believe families, regardless of their mobility limitations, should be able to enter the Buffalo Ronald McDonald House through its front door and have access to all the spaces in the heart of the home, including the kitchen, dining room, and living room. The Access for All project will make the house fully accessible so that RMHC of WNY can provide a caring and supportive environment for all families, ensuring that they can focus on what matters most – the health and well-being of their children.”
 
RMHC of WNY is deeply grateful for the generous support of donors, volunteers, and community partners who have made the Access for All project possible.
 
This is the second time that Picone Construction has had the privilege of partnering with the Ronald McDonald House of WNY to make improvements to the living space for its residents. 

​The novelty of the return of Pizza Hut to the Western New York area is not losing momentum. On Tuesday afternoon, the newest Pizza Hut location at 4770 Transit Road in Depew held a soft opening and the excitement was palpable. Adults gathered around reminiscing about the joy of a personal pan pizza, children yelled out of car windows asking if Pizza Hut was open, and friends called from cell phones to share the exciting news.  This is the third Pizza Hut completed by Picone Construction in partnership with Silvestri Architects, P.C., with more to come. As with previous locations, the restaurant will be carry-out only featuring a digital menu and POS system for customer ordering. Future locations scheduled for completion by Picone will be in Buffalo, Amherst, and Lockport. 
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Picone’s scope of work for these projects include: demolition, underground work and floor cuts for plumbing, carpentry, gypsum systems, owner equipment installations and connections, owner supplied technology, flooring, doors and hardware, insulation, acoustical ceilings, window tint, roofing tie-ins, and fire protection systems. 

Read more in the article below from our partners at Buffalo Business First:
https://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/news/2023/08/29/pizza-hut-buffalo-depew-location-opens.html

Picone was honored to join with Niagara County Community College, members of the community and representatives from LaBella Associates, D.P.C. to break ground on the site of the new, state-of-the-art Law Enforcement Academy.

In a press release issued by the college, Sheriff Filicetti "Emphasized the importance of comprehensive preparation for all who enter law enforcement." He stated that, "The expectations on the women and men in law enforcement have never been higher and the way we meet and exceed those expectations is through our training, so, for recruits who attend the Niagara County Law Enforcement Academy, we are putting together a facility that will have cutting-edge training, will provide simulations of real-world situations and will ultimately prepare them for a very challenging but rewarding career."
 
Construction of the new 15,000 square-foot building, led by Picone, will include multiple classrooms, men's and women's locker rooms, a reality-based training room, and use of a force simulator; the acadmey is expected to be complete in 2024. 

Friday, June 30th things got a little bit sweeter for Crumbl Cookie fans as the newest location opened for business. Located at 5205 Transit Road, next to Spot Coffee, Crumbl Cookies held a ribbon cutting ceremony at 9am and then opened its doors to the public. Picone Construction partnered with JZW Architects out of Utah, to complete an interior build out for the 1600 square foot space including Crumbl Cookie’s signature pink wall, clean white tiling with black accents, and an area for customers to self-order if desired.
 
This will be Picone Construction’s third interior build out for the franchise owner in the Western New York area. The first location was completed in 2021 in Henrietta, New York, followed by the Amherst location at 1595 Niagara Falls Blvd. 

Click the link below from our friends at WGRZ to read more.
https://www.wgrz.com/article/money/business/crumbl-cookie-opens-new-location-in-williamsville-entertainment-transit-road/71-5471b21c-c563-4a4d-aa06-67de8c1033f8​

Picone Construction has been named contractor of record for the Niagara County Law Enforcement Agency's new training facility that will be built on the Sanborn campus of Niagara County Community College (NCCC). The Law Enforcement Agency was previously located at Niagara University and was moved to NCCC in 2021. Picone is honored to partner with architects LaBella Associates, DPC to build the 15,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility that will be used to train newly hired officers and future officers for police agencies throughout Western New York. 

Construction for the academy will include four classrooms with movable walls, men's and women's locker rooms, a reality-based training room as well as the use of a force simulator. Picone will be building the facility from the ground up with construction beginning in early summer of 2023. 
www.niagaracounty.com/news_detail_T8_R92.php

The European Wax Center Locations at: 5326 Main Street in Williamsville, 7660 Transit Road in Williamsville, and 3772 McKinley Parkway in Blasdell had complete renovations done this spring - ahead of the busy summer season for the franchise. New flooring, wall coverings, lighting, and tilework was done giving a whole new image to the reception area, waxing rooms, hallway and bathrooms. The photos below show the dark and ornate "before" to the clean and simplified "after" following renovations. 

Picone is helping to make Buffalo a LITTLE bit more Tropical...partnering with the franchise owner on three new Tropical Smoothie locations in the greater Buffalo area. Tropical Smoothie will find a new home at McKinley Plaza in Hamburg, Sheridan and Delaware Plaza in Tonawanda, and a recently acquired location in Batavia. The interior fit-outs will be similar to those already completed by Picone for the franchise locations on Transit Road in Williamsville and three others in the Rochester area. Each location will range in size from 1200sqft-1400sqft and will include full interior renovations. 
https://www.wgrz.com/article/life/food/3-new-tropical-smoothies-coming-to-wny-hamburg-tonawanda-batavia/71-84b824c3-7e64-4d92-910e-5ba8099304b3

Pizza Hut is officially back in Buffalo and open for business at 3669 Delaware Avenue in Kenmore. The pizza that many of us grew up eating has returned! Nostalgia was running high as a line formed outside the Delaware location an hour before it was set to open. Three more locations are under construction in Depew, Amherst, Cheektowaga and a newly acquired location at 2150 Delaware Avenue in Buffalo is slated to begin shortly. Below is an article about this exciting restaurant return!
https://www.wgrz.com/article/money/business/pizza-hut-now-open-in-buffalo-delaware/71-7825336d-e033-4e41-92b5-30f83ab282e8

The Williamsville Central School District chose Picone to create secure, designated visitor and student entrances to increase the safety for its students, faculty and staff. The project, designed by Wendel Architecture, PC, includes all six Williamsville elementary schools as well as Casey Middle School and Heim Middle School. Secured vestibule areas for visitors will include two stopping points before gaining access to the school, as well as secured areas for office personel. All schools are set to be completed by the fall of 2023. 

The Brothers of Mercy is adding primary care and research to its senior living campus in Clarence and Picone is the general contractor for the significant renovation. The former Sacred Heart Home moved to a larger facility in 2021 and the space will now be renamed The Brothers of Mercy Russell J. Salvatore Center in recognition of a gift from the philanthropist/restauranteur. 

The first phase of development for the Russell J. Salvatore Center will include development of a clinic for Highgate Medical along with a 1,400-square-foot geriatric services program to be called the UB Aging Resilience and Research Center. The building will also house a chiropractic care center and a retail pharmacy.

The UB  Aging Resilience and Research Center will focus on the biology of aging and frailty as well as resilience, or what allows some older adults to bounce back more quickly from injuries or illnesses, said Nikhil Satchidanand, director of the center and assistant professor of geriatrics and palliative medicine at UB’s Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences. Picone is honored to be part of such an innovative and unique opportunity for our aging community. 

This is just the latest project that Picone is partnering with The Brothers of Mercy to complete. The relationship between the two has developed through many projects over the years; most recently renovations by Picone were completed on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th floors of the Skilled Nursing Facility. 

​Phase 1 of the project is anticipated to be completed sometime this fall. 

Click to read more about this exciting project in Buffalo Business First
https://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/news/2023/02/16/brothers-of-mercy-partners-with-highgate-ub.html

Buffalo Business First has released it's "Book of Lists" and Picone Construction has once again made the list - three times.

What is the "Book of Lists"? 
Buffalo Business First says, "Companies on The Lists are some of the largest and most prominent businesses in the area. These are companies to work with, work for and to watch. This book can be used to find the businesses and companies you should know in Western New York. 

Where can you find Picone Construction in the "Book of Lists"?
1. Largest and Fastest Growing General Contractors
2. Largest and Fastest Growing Multi-Generational Family Businesses
3. Fast Track Companies Ranked by Sales Growth 

Not a bad way to start the New Year! 

New York State Troopers have a new station to call home in Fredonia. Picone Construction Corporation recently completed construction on the Trooper Station located at 1081 Main Street in Fredonia, approximately one mile from the NYS I-90. Designed by Sage Engineering Associates, LLP, the all-brick facade with columns, flag poles and a commemorative stone in memory of other Troop A Officers, is a stately entrance for the NYS police to call home. The new space features a secure entryway, octagonal foyer with color changing lights, multiple offices, a large meeting room, and fully equipped locker rooms for both male and female Troopers. 

Picone built the 4,850 square foot Trooper station from the ground up. Their scope of work for this project includes: complete site development, survey work, rough carpentry, framing lumber and trusses, brick veneer, concrete formwork and precast concrete, metal fabrication, roof system, spray foam insulation, steel doors and frames, metal studs/drywall, air barriers, louvers, overheard doors, rebar, millwork, ceramic tile and epoxy floor, chain link fence, signs, display cases, painting, carpet, flagpole, earthwork, security windows, as well as HVAC, plumbing and electric. 

On Wednesday, December 14th, Picone Construction celebrated the ground breaking of Aebly & Associates new 6,200 square foot, two-story office building on the corner of Union Rd. and Center Rd. in West Seneca. The new offices have been carefully designed by Carmina Wood Morris, architects, and Picone Construction to meet the historic requirements of the Town of West Seneca.

Aebly & Associates currently has offices in two separate West Seneca locations and will be bringing them together into the newly designed building, complete with a rooftop patio. Phase two of construction will add an outbuilding that will house future office, retail, and/or restaurant space.
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As General Contractor for the project, Picone will oversee the construction of the entire building from the ground up. 

Click to read more about the project in The Buffalo News article below:
https://buffalonews.com/business/local/erie-county-spending-big-to-invest-at-home/article_41b5befa-80b7-11ed-835f-8f45845c5ddf.html

Pizza Hut is coming back to Buffalo! Picone recently began construction on four new Pizza Hut locations. These Pizza Huts will be located in Kenmore, Depew, Amherst, and Cheektowaga. The franchise is returning to the area as a carryout restaurant that will feature digital menu and POS systems for customer ordering. 

Picone's scope of work for these projects include: demolition, underground work and floor cuts for plumbing, carpentry, gypsum systems, owner equipment installations and connection, owner supplied technology, flooring, doors and hardware, insulation, acoustical ceilings, window tint, roofing tie-ins, and fire protection systems. 
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The architect for the project is Silvestri Architects PC. 

Work to SUNY Geneseo's Red Jacket Dining Hall included renovations to the first and second floors to create their Eat/Study/Play student union atmosphere. The 2-Phase renovation work included select demolition, concrete, masonry, carpentry, waterproofing, insulation, roofing, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, fire protection, acoustical ceiling panels, wood ceilings, modular metal ceilings, tile flooring, tile carpeting, signage, toilet compartments and accessories, gas fireplace, food service equipment, doors, frames and hardware.