Marked by valleys and hills formed 10,000 years ago by glacial movement, Washington Grove has been inducted into a national nonprofit focused on preservation.
Cobbs Hill Park
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Judge dismisses Cobbs Hill Village suits
[Updated and revised on May 6, 2019 at 3:15 p.m.] The coalition of tenants and residents in neighborhoods near Cobbs Hill have apparently lost their legal battle to stop Rochester Management from demolishing the Cobbs Hill Village apartment complex and redeveloping the site with new apartments. On Thursday, Supreme Court Justice William Taylor dismissed two […]
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City Council holds off on Cobbs Hill Village vote
City Council will not vote today on legislation allowing Rochester Management to redevelop Cobbs Hill Village apartments.
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Fight over Cobbs Hill Village intensifies
City Council will not be voting on the Cobbs Hill Village project at its meeting next Tuesday. Mayor Lovely Warren has submitted an amended version of legislation, with new details about the apartment affordability rates. The new information was submitted today at a meeting of City Council’s Neighborhood and Business Development Committee. Rather than asking […]
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City Council’s turn to hear pluses and minuses about Cobbs Hill Village
Plans to redevelop Cobbs Hill Village apartments have been among the most controversial in recent memory, generating sharp criticism concerning the project’s design and its proximity to the park. City Council will hold a public hearing concerning the project at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 9, in Council Chambers. Mayor Lovely Warren submitted legislation to […]
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Planning Commission approves revised plan for Cobbs Hill Village
The proposal for new apartment buildings on land within Cobbs Hill Park took a step forward Monday when the City Planning Commission approved Rochester Management’s revised plans for the project. The vote was 4-2. The project continues to face bitter opposition and it still needs approval by City Council and Mayor Lovely Warren. The non-profit […]
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A grown-up’s guide to sledding
As an adult, it can be difficult to find the time for nostalgic, winter staples, like sledding. There is something so simple about racing down a frozen hill, uncontrollably giggling and forgetting about your obligations for a fleeting moment. Now that I’m older and wiser, but still a kid at heart, sledding makes a long, […]
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The long, long road for Cobbs Hill Village
It’s not unusual for development proposals to be controversial, and several development plans are generating a lot of heat in Rochester right now. But one of the most complex is the expansion plan for Cobbs Hill Village, a 60-year-old apartment complex for low-income senior residents. Currently, the Village consists of six one-story apartment buildings tucked […]
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New plans revealed for Cobbs Hill Village
Rochester Management has released new plans for Cobbs Hill Village, the senior affordable-housing complex on Norris Drive.
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Cobbs Hill project’s quandary
The public often has a love-hate response to new developments, even in a city with anemic growth like Rochester. When the proposal involves one of the city’s favorite historic and recreation sites – Cobbs Hill Park – you can count on some strong resistance. That’s the situation with a proposal from Rochester Management, Inc., the […]
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Mayor halts Cobbs Hill project
On the heels of growing protests against a proposed apartment complex at the edge of Cobbs Hill Park, Mayor Lovely Warren is asking the developer to submit a new design. Rochester Management had wanted to replace six one-story senior housing apartment buildings at 645 Norris Drive with two four-story buildings, each having 52 units. Neighbors […]
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Old tree reaches the end of its life
Sometime within the next few weeks, the City of Rochester will take down the oldest and largest black oak in Washington Grove, a stand of old-growth trees adjacent to Cobbs Hill Park. The tree is actually one of the largest black oaks in the country. When a tree like this gets cut down, it can […]
