The Terrence Building, the 17-story, 1950’s-era brick building that was part of the former Rochester Psychiatric Center, seems to jut up from the landscape at 1201 Elmwood Avenue. Over the years, there’ve been proposals for redeveloping its roughly 30-acre site – part of which is in the town of Brighton – but nothing has gotten […]
Rochester Psychiatric Center
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[UPDATED] Old psych center eyed for large redevelopment project
There’s a public meeting this week to talk about reusing the site for housing, commercial, and a hotel.
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The urban balancing act: residents vs. developers
For many of us, Rochester’s neighborhoods – their character, their collection of old houses, their lawns and trees and sidewalks, their small commercial areas – are a big reason we decided to live in the city. And city residents have been fiercely protective of their neighborhoods, fighting for zoning changes and code enforcement, for police […]
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Issuing a call
Concerned about the low achievement and high drop-out rate of Rochester’s African-American students, a Rochester church is planning a series of community forums on the topic “Crisis in Our Schools.” The goal: to urge the public, particularly African-American men and pastors, to act. The programs, which will begin in mid-September, will be sponsored by […]
