Future of Allentown bars hang in the balance with pending sale

Father-and-son team seek to create something fitting for Allen Street properties that housed popular bars lost to fire

Kyle and Bill Roche plan to revitalize Allentown with mixed-use development on vacant lots, engaging residents for input.

Future of Allentown bars hang in the balance with pending sale

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The vacant lots once home to Mulligan’s Brick Bar and The Old Pink on Allen Street in Buffalo could soon undergo a transformation. Both properties, which have been left abandoned following fires, are under contract for sale to William Roche and his son, Kyle Roche, both Buffalo natives. Kyle Roche, a Canisius High School graduate and now a respected attorney, co-owns Roche Development with his father. “What can we do here…