BUFFALO, N.Y. — With its soaring columns, terrazzo flooring and Greek revival design, the Karpeles Manuscript Museum building drew hundreds of phone calls and nearly 50 showings when it was listed for sale in January.
But the $350,000 as-is price tag also reflected the expectation that a buyer would need to invest triple that cost into the historic building on Buffalo’s West Side to replace the 60-year-old boiler and repair plaster and the roof…