Linwood Avenue building's value increases 18 percent in four years

Want proof that Linwood Avenue is one of Buffalo’s white-hot streets when it comes to real estate sales?

Consider the just-closed deal that saw Amherst businessman Timothy Gelder buy a mixed-use office/apartment building at 211 Linwood Avenue. Gelder paid $425,000 for the nearly 6,000-square-foot building, according to documents filed in the Erie County Clerk’s office.

The sale price serves as a snapshot showing how Buffalo’s Delaware District remains “in-demand” among real estate investors.…