Somewhere Edward Kent would be smiling.
A condo in the Wurlitzer Lofts at 674 Main Street in downtown Buffalo just sold for nearly $1 million.
The redesign and renaissance of the Kent-designed building stands as a testament to his architectural legacy.
"He was and is held in high regard," said Angela Keppel, Buffalo Place manager of planning but also a Buffalo architecture and history expert.
Kent was right up there with the likes of E.B. Green and Sidney Wicks but sadly his legacy remains unfinished as he died when the Titanic sank in 1912. Kent was the only Buffalo resident to die on the Titanic as he was returning from a European vacation.
Samples of Kent's work still can be found in Buffalo.
Among them:
* Chemical No. 5 firehouse on Cleveland Avenue.
* The Unitarian Universalist Church on Elmwood Avenue.
* Theatre Place at 622 Main Street.
* A private residence at 140 Chapin Parkway.
* Another private residence at 88 West Utica Street.
"The who's who of Buffalo used him," Keppel said.
Kent also designed the original Temple Beth Zion on Delaware Avenue in Buffalo that burned in 1961.
"Buffalo was lucky to have him," Keppel said. "It would have been interesting to see what else he might have designed."