The East Main, Mustard, and Atlantic Avenue Neighborhood Association has pulled out of a major neighborhood revitalization program because of a disagreement over a planned $17 million housing project on East Main Street. Connected Communities, Inc. is a recently formed nonprofit whose primary mission is to steer revitalization of the EMMA and Beechwood neighborhoods; both […]
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Cohousing group frustrated in search
The Flower City Cohousing Community is having a tough time finding the right site to build its planned multigenerational development. The group has been looking for three or four years, says coordinator Jane Ellen Bleeg. “This is dragging on a little longer than we had really hoped it would, but you have to have the […]
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Negative focus on College Town isn’t fair, some tenants say
Some tenants worry that obsession on recent closings will hurt the whole development.
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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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Week ahead: Events for the week of June 20
The Town of Brighton will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. on Wednesday regarding the Daniele family’s proposed Whole Foods Plaza. The hearing will take place at Town Hall, 2300 Elmwood Avenue. The hearing is specifically about the developer’s draft environmental statement for the project, as well as its incentive zoning application. The Danieles […]
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Midtown casino: ‘It’s not your city anymore’
It’s important to know what Rochester stands to gain from a possible downtown casino, as well as what it stands to lose, says former mayor Bill Johnson. A big downside is the loss of any kind of say-so in the fate of a prime downtown property, forever, if the land becomes sovereign territory belonging to […]
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Work progressing at MCC’s future home
Crews are six months into construction of Monroe Community College’s future Damon City Campus, which officials expect to open in time for the fall 2017 semester. The project spans four connected buildings, all previously owned by Kodak, which provide a total of 255,000 square feet of space. DiMarco Constructors and LaBella Associates, the contractors on […]
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Judge orders Exxon Mobil to clean up Vacuum Oil site
The developer who owns the former Vacuum Oil refinery on Flint Street is getting closer to cleaning up the site. DHD Ventures, the firm headed by Tom Masachi, owns 5 and 15 Flint Street, and is working with the state to develop a plan to address contaminated soil and ground water. The plan is nearing […]
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COMIDA hearings on Morgan projects postponed
UPDATE 10:55 a.m. February 16 — The Monroe County Industrial Development Agency has postponed the hearings scheduled for today, due to the weather. New dates and times haven’t yet been decided. Original post: The Monroe County Industrial Development Agency will hold public hearings on tax incentive packages for several Morgan Management projects on Tuesday morning, including […]
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Genesee Valley market plans expansion in Chili
The Genesee Valley Regional Market Authority plans to expand its footprint in the Town of Chili. The authority is perhaps best known as the owner and operator of the Genesee Valley Regional Market at Jefferson Avenue and Clay Road in Henrietta. But it also owns an 80-acre site at 1861 Scottsville Road in Chili, and […]
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What’s Medley’s worth? Apparently, $100k
The property, assessed at $7 million, sold for $100,000 to Angelo Ingrassia of “Vinnie and Angelo” Irondequoit Dodge fame.
