Our grand opening party was a major success. The crew finally got to blow off some steam + celebrate for a night with our closest family, friends, guests, and 500 Seneca residents.

Thanks to our amazing sponsors for making the night a success! Wise Guys Pizza stole the show at our buffet. We've never seen pizza disappear so fast! Undergrounds Coffee House & Roastery went perfectly with Dorie Geraci's beautiful crown cookies. Southern Tier Brewing and Yellow Tail Wine had our party people covered! Vinnie De Rosa kicked off the night with his soulful music before handing the stage over to the Dirty Habits, serving up all the pop-punk favorites till the lights came on. The photo booth was a blast, and seeing so may familiar and new faces in the mix was surreal.

Biggest cheers of the night go to our sponsors who filled the basket that raised $688 for Roswell Park Cancer Institute! One lucky winner took away hair products, a crown gift certificate, a bottle of Tommy Rotter vodka, Wise Guys and Phoenix Rising Massage gift certificates, as well as concert tickets from Iron Works.

Our buddy Tommy just sent us some photos from the night, so we decided to share some of our favorites. Can't wait to plan more festivities in the future!!!

Be sure to check out our gallery page for a great video from this night!

"The project involves the adaptive reuse of the historic former factory and offices of the F.N. Burt Company, which at one time was the world’s largest manufacturer of paper boxes." -500Seneca.com

When we had the opportunity to look at this historic space, we knew this was it. We were given the chance to create a work studio from nothing and saw so much potential. At first walk-through, there was only the beginning of some plumbing for a restroom run, and the plumbing pipes from floor 2 visible. We had no walls, no ceiling, and the original factory floor. There weren't even any utilities being run to the space! It was a life-changing experience seeing what a project like this entails. After so many years in the trade, we all knew what we wanted: to keep the integrity of the original build as much as possible, but to add our own style. It was a gigantic endeavor taken on by the entire hair team, our friends, family, and a whole crew of plumbers, contractors, and electricians. We can't thank everyone who was part of this enough for making our dream come true!

Housed in the oldest part of the factory - originally built starting in 1901 - crown is so proud to call the former F.N. Burt our home.

crown's interior will be ever-evolving. We're still perfecting and bringing more personality to the interior every week. Guests have been asking "How much work did it take to make this place come together?" Well, take a look...

This would be the view from the now waiting lounge.

This is the view from the back of the floor, facing the beautiful courtyard.