A state judge rejected the group’s argument that the city performed an inadequate review of the project and made an arbitrary zoning change.
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ROC the Riverway projects advancing
The Roc City Skatepark, the Rundel building’s new terrace, and an expansion of the Rochester Riverside Convention Center’s terrace are among the projects moving forward through ROC the Riverway.
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URMC plans orthopedic campus at Marketplace Mall
There are big expansion plans in the works for The Marketplace Mall, but they don’t include the addition of any big-box store or other retailers. Instead, the University of Rochester, the town of Henrietta and Wilmorite have announced plans for a new tenant —UR Medicine’s Orthopedics and Physical Performance Center. The 330,000-square-foot facility would include […]
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Our Land Roc Earth Day celebration
Our Land Roc, a coalition of more than 30 neighborhood, community, and activist groups, organized an Earth Day celebration at Parcel 5. The event included music from Claude Bennington’s Fever Dream, some informational tables from coalition members, and a couple of hands-on gardening demonstrations. The coalition started the event with a press conference calling on the […]
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Seminary campus to become destination hotel
The new owner of the Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School campus plans to develop it into a destination hotel and conference center and build a new building for the seminary at the corner of Highland Avenue and South Goodman Street. The school’s board of trustees made the decision to sell the property years ago, and […]
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Developer eyes gap on Pittsford waterfront
Wilmorite wants to build office and retail space, as well as an 80-room boutique hotel with a spa and restaurant, on Schoen Place.
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Charlotte to give input on port design
Attempts to invigorate the port area have met with mixed success, and some believe that, given Rochester’s harsh winters, the port will always struggle to be a year-round destination.
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New programs, new look for the Public Market
The Rochester Public Market is much more than a place to buy tomatoes the size of softballs; it’s the social and cultural heart of the city. On a single Saturday in peak season, the market may get 25,000 to 35,000 visitors. New programs and an $8.2 million renovation project will guarantee that the Public Market […]
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Feedback 11/9
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Feedback 9/28
We welcome your comments. Send them to themail@rochester-citynews.com, or post them on our website, rochestercitynewspaper.com, our Facebook page, or our Twitter feed, @roccitynews. Comments of fewer than 350 words have a greater chance of being published, and we do edit selections for publication in print. We don’t publish comments sent to other media. Parcel 5 […]
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The housing plague lurking in Monroe County’s neighborhoods
From her front driveway, Kelly Rush has a perfect view of a neighboring house’s buckling roof. The vacant house is surrounded by well-maintained properties on a quiet street in Irondequoit’s Sea Breeze neighborhood; it’s the rotten tooth in an otherwise perfect smile. The house has fallen so far into disrepair that Irondequoit officials plan to […]
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EMMA leader vows to fight on
The leader of the East Main, Mustard, and Atlantic Avenue neighborhood association says that the group will take its fight against a controversial housing project to City Council. The City Planning Commission signed-off last week on a rezoning proposal which allows for the construction of the $17 million development between Mustard and Palmer streets in […]
