At 872 Seneca, plans call for the Huber family to set up their fourth shop for their popular doughnut chain, on the first floor of an 8,000-square-foot building. It's actually a return to Buffalo for them, since their original location was on Kenmore Avenue, just inside city limits.

"We're really excited for them," Zemsky said. "Paula's has such a fan base in the City of Buffalo."

Under the plans by Schneider Architectural Services, the upper floor will contain two one-bedroom apartments of about 700 square feet each and two two-bedroom units of 1,000 square feet each. Rents have not yet been set.

Next door, adjacent to Buffalo Distilling Co., the Larkin partners want to put up a 4,000-square-foot building, with more first-floor retail and two two-bedroom apartments upstairs, with about 1,000 square feet in each, plus a corridor. No tenants are lined up yet, Zemsky said.

Those two buildings will be across the street from the Larkin Training Room and a yoga studio, as well as two houses the Zemskys previously purchased, restored and resold. Both are now occupied by businesses and apartment tenants.

"All of a sudden, it's a great vibe over there," she said.