North campus residents will have a shorter distance to walk and a bigger place to lounge when a new Buffalo Wild Wings opens at the corner of Lane Avenue and High Street.

The new location, opposite CVS, is estimated to open in February, said a B-Dubs manager who wished to remain anonymous.

According to the Buffalo Wild Wings Web site, the original restaurant was created in Kent, Ohio in 1981 to satisfy the New York-style wing cravings of Jim Disbrow and Scott Lowery, former Buffalo residents and founders of the company.

The duo went on to open Buffalo Wild Wings & Weck, which became Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar and spread throughout the United States.

Tim Bass, owner of Bass Studio Architects and principal designer of the project, said the new north campus B-Dubs building was originally designed as a commercial shell because the tenant came into the picture after the design began.

The building was a difficult design because of its position, Bass said.

“It’s where the High Street quarter changes dramatically,” Bass said. “(The new building) was designed to be a marker to signify the difference.”

When complete, the building will be two stories and will have a first-floor patio and a second-floor terrace.

Pella Company is the owner of the building. They could not be reached for comment.

“The owners have really stepped up and gone over and above what you might expect of a typical owner to make a marker of the design,” Bass said.

Construction of the building shell should be complete by January, Bass said. The interior modeling will then be taken over by the Buffalo Wild Wing Franchise.

Students said they are excited for the new, bigger location.

Vince Lipuma, a sophomore in athletic training, said he went to B-Dubs in his home town every Thursday.

Although there is a B-Dubs on campus, Lipuma said he doesn’t know what else they could have possibly built.

“(High Street) has got almost everything there now,” Lipuma said.

Although Darrell Stark, a fifth-year in mechanical engineering is excited about the new location, he still wishes a Skyline Chili would be built.

“It will still be sweet because it will be closer and I won’t have to walk as far to eat wings and get hammered,” Stark said.