BPS #75 Adaptive Reuse Project Wins 2024 ACHP/HUD Secretary’s Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation!
On September 30, 2024, LaBella proudly received the 2024 ACHP/HUD Secretary’s Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation for the Adaptive Reuse of BPS #75 project in Buffalo, New York. This prestigious award was presented by the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) during a special ceremony in Washington, D.C.
This award honors projects that advance historic preservation while supporting affordable housing, community revitalization, and economic opportunities for low- and moderate-income families. Special consideration is given to initiatives that repurpose historic buildings, leverage HUD funding or financing, and contribute to local community revitalization, all in accordance with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation.
This recognition reflects our commitment to revitalizing communities through sustainable, innovative design, and we remain dedicated to continuing our efforts in historic preservation and community development.
Today, School 75 has been preserved and repurposed into 47 affordable and permanent supportive housing units, residential programming space, and office space for Western New York Veterans Housing Coalition, Inc., the area’s only not-for-profit organization specifically dedicated to serving those who have served our country. Additionally, 25 vacant parcels have been repurposed with well-designed rental homes that complement the reuse of School 75.
Learn more about this project here
To explore the project further, check out ACHP’s commemorative video below.