Development
Buy the Block’s next steps
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What to expect in the upcoming year for the city of Rochester’s homeownership effort.
Development
A detailed vision for downtown
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Last week, the Partnership for Downtown Rochester released details of a proposed business improvement district for the center city. Backers say the BID is needed to boost revitalization efforts, but opposition remains.
Development
Investment with an impact
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A new apartment building in Rochester’s High Falls neighborhood represents a step toward industry equity for a Black family real estate business and for more affordable housing in the city.
Development
What’s next for the Inner Loop North
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The city of Rochester is starting the design phase of the Inner Loop North Transformation Project. The project will fill in a 1.5-mile stretch of the expressway, reconnecting downtown Rochester with the Public Market and the city’s Brown Square, High Falls, Upper Falls and Marketview Heights neighborhoods, and providing land for redevelopment.
Development
Downtown ambassador program vote delayed
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Rochester City Council postponed its vote on a pilot downtown ambassador program, a move celebrated by opponents, who link the program with recent efforts to form a business improvement district.
Development
College Town’s next chapter
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Ten years after the development’s groundbreaking, the University of Rochester’s decision to buy the 312,000-square-foot, mixed-use complex gives it local ownership for the first time and an opportunity to build a greater sense of community.
Development
Affordability in the suburbs
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New affordable housing is coming to Perinton, where changing population demographics and housing demands have heightened the need for a mix of residences for different income levels.
Development
City to increase supply of affordable homes
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Developed by the Rochester Housing Authority, the project will add 53 new affordable homes in the Beechwood neighborhood.
Development
A new village at Cobbs Hill
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Work has begun on new buildings at Cobbs Hill Village Senior Living, the culmination of a nearly decade-long—and at times contentious—development process.
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A contested BID
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Plans for a business improvement district in downtown Rochester are moving into a new phase of community outreach, but winning over BID foes could be difficult.