A real estate agent and investor has acquired two prominent church-conversion projects, paying more than $3 million for the Lofts at Warwich and KLP Commons Apartments.

Michael J. Hartke Jr.’s Hartke Properties bought the two buildings from developers David Pawlik and Russell Kyte, owner of CSS Construction, who led the redevelopments of the former churches into 29 luxury apartments and four commercial office suites.

Hartke paid $1.65 million for the Lofts, located at 700 Parkside, and $1.35 million for KLP, at 786 Kenmore Ave. and 67 Harvest Ave.

The native of Colden, who is also an agent at Howard Hanna Real Estate Services, moved to Buffalo in 2001 and began acquiring apartment properties with his partner, Kenneth Mazur. Together, the duo now have more than 200 units throughout the area, Hartke said.

“One by one, we just kept on multiplying,” he said. “This is my biggest purchase so far.”