Don Warfe is about the join the growing legions of downtown Buffalo residents and investors.

Warfe, who runs the Brodo restaurants on Elmwood Avenue and Main Street in Snyder and is also general manager of the Buffalo Yacht Club, has the former Stewart & Benson building on downtown’s 500 block of Main Street under contract.

The deal is expected to close in mid-September. Terms were not disclosed.

Warfe said he plans to convert the building’s second floor into two, 2,000-square-foot apartments and he will occupy one of the units. Portions of the first floor will be used as an enclosed garage while the remaining 1,000-square-feet will be available for lease.

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