Severyn Development goes the extra mile to restore Florida Street homes


When brothers Alex and Will Severyn were students at Canisius College, they often passed by seven vacant homes on Florida Street.

“There was just something about the houses that drew us in,” Alex Severyn said.

After graduating in 2013, they started Severyn Development LLC. In late 2020, the brothers bought the Florida Street properties, which back up to the college’s Main Street campus and date to the early 1900s, for $482,000, and renovated all seven houses. The end result is a $2.2 million…

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