[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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Cobbs Hill Village fight continues
As one lawsuit awaits a decision, a second suit has been filed with the State Supreme Court to stop redevelopment of the Cobbs Hill Village Apartments on Norris Drive next to the popular city park. The latest legal action was taken by a coalition of the apartments’ tenants, neighborhood associations, and activist groups against the […]
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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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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 […]
