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P1020534.JPG340 Rutgers Street, as of Dec. 2013

Location
795 Monroe Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607
330-340 Rutgers Street, Rochester, NY 14607
Occupant(s)
Commercial and residential
Wheelchair Accessible?
Info Needed
Pets
Yes
Property Manager
DHD Ventures
Property Manager's Phone
585 546 3088
Property Manager's Website
[WWW]http://DHDVentures.com
Architect
Unknown
Construction
1903-20
Websites
[WWW]http://www.TheButtonLofts.com
[WWW]Facebook

The Button Lofts refers to three former industrial buildings in the Monroe Village neighborhood that have been rehabbed into townhouses, loft apartments, and retail space. The developer is [WWW]Thomas Masaschi.

The buildings are located on separate but contiguous parcels: 330 Rutgers, 340 Rutgers, and 795 Monroe. The project was completed in December 2014.

History

P1020535.JPG795 Monroe Avenue (Dec. 2013), modified in the 1980s with two-sided bays over the windows in order to resemble a movie marquee.

The name derives from the complex's original function as Shantz Button Factory. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places due to the importance of the button industry in Rochester's history as a manufacturing boomtown:

They go on to describe the architecture:

A small part of the original property that had once been a front lawn is now Temstad Services Station and a Hess.

Other businesses located here in the past have been Ted Cohen's Office Furniture and Pop's Corn & Concession Supplies.

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2014-11-01 14:24:28   Apartments are available November 1, 2014 —scotthendler