title: YMCA Central Building (Buffalo, New York)
text: # YMCA Central Building (Buffalo, New York)
  
  The YMCA Central Building or Olympic Towers as the building is now known, is a historic YMCA building located at Buffalo in Erie County, New York. The tan-colored brick building with sandstone accents was designed by noted local architects Green & Wicks and constructed in 1901–1902. The building was home to the third oldest YMCA chapter in North America until converted to office use in the early 1980s.
  
  ## History
  
  The building complex consists of an English-Flemish Revival style building with a 10-story tower, a 4-story glass and steel office structure which was added in 1986, and a 4-story connecting atrium.
  
  In January 2012, the building was sold for US$2.5 million.
  
  It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
  
  