Republican County Legislature Tony Micciche released legislation to create a county-wide database of vacant homes.
Housing
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Local lead-poisoning numbers continue long-term drop
The number of Monroe County children with elevated levels of lead in their blood continues to decrease, according to data released today by the Coalition to Prevent Lead Poisoning. In 2014, more than 14,500 local children under age 6 received lead screenings, and 609 were found to have elevated levels, according to the data tracked […]
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Rochester group explores cohousing
A volunteer group is working to create a co-housing development — a multigenerational community located on one to two acres within the City of Rochester limits. Co-housing is essentially a planned community where residents have their own homes or apartments, but there are shared spaces, too, including a common house for residents to eat together […]
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Study says porches can pose significant lead threat
A new study out of the University of Rochester says that porches on older city homes could contain significant amounts of lead dust, which is a major source of lead poisoning in children. The problems comes from flaking lead paint on the porches, says the study, which was published in the journal Environmental Health. Children […]
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Pittsford board votes down Westport Crossing designs
A proposed canal side apartment development in the Village of Pittsford has hit another roadblock. Mark IV Enterprises wants to build 167 high-end apartments at 75 Monroe Avenue, a brownfield at the edge of the village. But this afternoon, the village’s Architecture and Preservation Review Board rejected the developer’s designs for the buildings. Mayor Bob […]
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At home on the canal
It’s a safe assumption that few government leaders or canal-community residents could have foreseen the canal’s banks becoming a sought-after location for high-end housing.
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Judge says Pittsford boards need to review apartment project
A judge may have just unstuck a controversial Village of Pittsford development proposal. For months, Pittsford Canalside Properties’ proposed Westport Crossing housing project has been in limbo. The village, developer, and a citizens’ group have been arguing intertwining lawsuits largely focusing on environmental, planning, and zoning issues. The project couldn’t advance through the required review […]
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Brockport task force to tackle housing
The Village of Brockport has a long, complicated history with its rental properties. The issue heats up during the periodic clashes between village officials and landlords over property maintenance and occupancy issues. Brockport officials have taken steps to rein in some of the village’s most problematic properties and landlords over the last few years, however. […]
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Conversion therapy
The Upper Mt. Hope neighborhood is part of a busy universe right now, with the College Town and CityGate development projects, as well as the construction of a new Route 390 interchange at Kendrick Road. Amid these growing pains, members of the Upper Mt. Hope Neighborhood Association say they are working with City Hall to […]
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Rochester land bank gets state money
The state Attorney General’s Office has awarded Rochester’s land bank $2.78 million, which the city will use to acquire and rehabilitate houses over the next two years. Over the summer, the AG’s Office said it was making $20 million from the state’s share of a national mortgage settlement available to New York land banks. In […]
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Housing help
The City of Rochester formed a land bank to give officials some flexibility in addressing vacant, abandoned, and tax delinquent houses in its neighborhoods. But fulfilling that mission requires money. | Enter the state Attorney General’s Office, which is taking $20 million from New York’s share of a nationwide mortgage lender settlement and distributing it […]
