For the past 3 weeks, many Buffaloians have walked past 505 Main Street, in Buffalo, wondering what was going on inside. After Buffalo United Martial Arts studio moved down to River Works, the space became a permanent home to VIPTIX, a ticket sales company. VIPTIX made its way to downtown Buffalo from Williamsville, NY because owner, Nick Giammusso, saw an opportunity for his business to grow. Centralizing his location to downtown would make buying and selling tickets faster and more convenient for him and his customers. With the Threatre District, First Niagara Center and Coke-a-Cola field all in walking distance of this new location, VIPTIX found its self in a prime location for success. The only problem was, with the lack of signage on the building, no one knew the VIPTIX business was there. This problem was quickly resolved with the addition of three major signs to the Main Street space; one representing the 505 location, one showing the VIPTIX flashy logo and one silhouette of fans at an event. These three signs have drawn much attention to the space and really made the customers and employees feel at home!
The next step for Nick and 505 is to fill the vacant side of the building with a long term retail tenant. He has now owned the building for 3 years and has had plans to move his business in
here from the start. With the relocation finally complete, Nick can start to find a tenant that would fit. Not only is he trying to fill the vacant space, but Giammusso has plans to expand the building.
“I do plan on adding two additional floors of apartments to the building in the future once a tenant is secured in the first floor retail space,” says Giammusso. When it is all said and done, 505 Main Street will be for ticket sales and whatever retail endeavor comes its way. Catching the eyes of people walking in the city of Buffalo, 505 Main Street is no longer a building in question, but a destination for potential customers. Come on down and see what all the fuss is about!!