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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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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Cobbs Hill Village plan heads to a vote
[UPDATED] City Planning Commission has postponed its decision on Cobbs Hill Village until Thursday, January 11. The commission will consider Rochester Management’s proposal to demolish the buildings at Cobbs Hill Village and replace it with new, more modern buildings for seniors.
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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.
