City building inspectors said pieces of concrete still appear to be loose atop Buffalo's Statler Towers.

Pieces of the decorative facade came crashing down to Delaware Avenue just after 8 p.m. Wednesday night.

Buffalo fire officials estimate somewhere between 200 and 300 pounds of debris covered the southwest corner of Delaware Ave. and Mohawk St. which is occupied by a bus shelter and three mailboxes.

No one was walking in the area near the time. Officials said no one was injured.

Don Poleto, the city's senior engineer, inspected the exterior of the building from a window on the 18th floor and said the street below is unsafe for pedestrians or vehicle traffic.

This isn't the first time chunks of the 87-year-old building came crashing down to the street. In June of 2003, a part of the facade crumbled.

Portions of Delaware Avenue near Niagara Square were closed for a month.

Thursday morning, commuters can expect no access to the area in front of the building.

Delaware Avenue is closed between W. Huron St. and Niagara Square. Mohawk St. is shut down between Franklin St. and S. Elmwood Ave.

Sale of the building is currently being overseen by a U.S. Bankruptcy Court. On Wednesday, a group paid a $261,000 deposit on the property after missing several deadlines.

New Buffalo Statler Redevelopment estimates it will cost $100 million to refurbish the Statler Towers.