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Springville, NY

Expanding a historic café into a multi-use food, arts, and housing space to revitalize Main Street.

• Historic redevelopment: Transforming a vacant historic building in Springville’s downtown.
• Operational expansion: Enlarged kitchen space to increase efficiency and menu capacity.
• Support for local business: Commissary kitchen for independent food producers.
• Community-focused retail: Art and artisan food market to showcase local talent.
• Sustainability features: Green roof, solar panels, and geothermal systems planned.

Three East Main Owners is raising funds to expand the operations of Art’s Café into the neighboring historic building at 3 East Main Street in Springville, New York. The project aims to transform this long-vacant property into a multi-use space that will include an expanded café kitchen, a commissary kitchen for local food entrepreneurs, an art and artisan food market, and two residential units. The redevelopment will also incorporate green initiatives such as an expanded green roof, solar panels, and geothermal heating and cooling. This effort builds on the success of Art’s Café, which has grown into a thriving community hub after the restoration of its own historic building.

The expansion is designed to address operational challenges in the café’s current compact layout, enabling increased food production, new retail opportunities, and greater community engagement. By creating a shared commercial kitchen and dedicated market space, the project seeks to support local artists, food producers, and small businesses. The residential units will add desirable downtown housing, contributing to a more vibrant Main Street environment. Through this project, Three East Main Owners plans to further the revitalization of Springville’s historic district while fostering economic and cultural growth.

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Three East Main Owners is redeveloping a vacant historic building in Springville, NY, into an expanded café space, artisan market, commissary kitchen, and housing to support local economic and cultural growth.

Three East Main Owners is a community-focused initiative in Springville, New York, dedicated to revitalizing a long-vacant historic property adjacent to the existing Art’s Café. The project will transform the three-story building at 3 East Main Street into a multi-use space that includes an art and artisan food market, an expanded kitchen to increase food production capacity, and sustainable upgrades such as a green roof extension, solar panels, and geothermal heating and cooling. By repurposing the property, the effort aims to build on the cultural and economic momentum generated by Art’s Café, which has become a hub for food, art, and community activity since its own restoration.

The expansion will also establish a commissary kitchen to support local food entrepreneurs and create two residential units on the second floor to provide affordable housing for artists and residents. The design integrates retail, dining, housing, and cultural experiences to encourage foot traffic and Main Street engagement. Leveraging historic preservation principles, green infrastructure, and a cooperative development model, the project seeks to strengthen local economic activity, foster collaboration between artists and food producers, and provide a sustainable and vibrant space in the heart of Springville’s historic district.