Swannie House Slated to Reopen After Two-Year Closure
Swannie House, a historic bar located at 170 Ohio Street in Buffalo's Old First Ward, is slated for reopening after being closed for two years. A new ownership group, comprising Kevin and Brian Gould and William Paladino of Ellicott Development,…
Buffalo, NY, October 23, 2026 —
Swannie House, a historic bar at 170 Ohio Street in Buffalo’s Old First Ward, is slated to reopen after a two-year closure. A group comprising Kevin and Brian Gould and William Paladino of Ellicott Development is under contract to purchase the property and has begun renovations.
The sale has not been described as completed. The available information does not provide a purchase price, details of the renovation work, or a projected reopening date. It also does not specify whether the bar will reopen under the same name or whether its operations or offerings will change.
The bar’s closure lasted two years, but the reason for the closure was not provided. No information was given about the condition of the building, the scope or schedule of the work, or any permits or inspections related to the renovations. The names of the people involved in the prospective ownership group were identified, but no statements from them were included.
The reopening is described as planned, while the prospective buyers remain under contract to purchase the property. Those details leave the timing and final terms of the transaction unspecified. The information available does not say when the purchase is expected to close or when renovations are expected to be completed.
Further details about the project—including a reopening timeline, the renovation plans and the future operation of the bar—were not provided. For now, the confirmed details are that the property is under contract to a group including the Goulds and Paladino, and that renovation work has begun ahead of the planned reopening.
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