Development Projects

Future

• New Amtrak Station - New intermodel station to replace temporary station built in 1970's.
  

• Aqueduct Project to open portions of Abandoned Subway to the public with an underground walkway, museum, and shops..
  

• Charlotte Square — East End development of for-sale townhouses and rental units. Directly to the north of 2 Vine.
  

• Flats at Brooks Landing — 11-story dorm with restaurant and boat launch, next to the Staybridge Suites in Brooks Landing.
  

• Grove Street Flats —14-unit, building is nestled in between the recently built Grove Street Townhouses and Halo Lofts.
  

• Midtown Tower - Commercial development, 186 market-rate apartments and 24 owner-occupied condominiums on the upper floors.
  

• Northern Gateway Landing — Proposed mixed use development in the South Wedge on former site of the Downtown Motor Lodge
  

• Inn on Broadway expansion
  

• Hilton Garden Inn Downtown — Conversion of old office building into a new hotel on Main Street
  

• Roc City Skatepark — Construction scheduled to begin in 2015
  

• Rochester Museum and Science Center — Expansion project that will connect the Strasenburgh Planetarium to the main building. The new "Gateway" will house a new gift shop, cafe, and meeting rooms.
  

• Though not a project per se the city's Sewer Fiber Optic Network has great potential to become one in the near future.

Current

• Academy Building —Fitzhugh Street building purchased by Florida based developer George Traikos in 2007. Plans include converting the structure into a mixed-use building featuring residential units (available in late 2013) and potentially a restaurant
  

• CityGate — Development of former Monroe Iola campus
  

• Culver Road Armory — Redevelopment of Armory into retail, office, restaurant and residential space. Across from Cobbs Hill Park.
  

• East Avenue Inn & Suites — Renovation of a motel at the corner East Avenue and Alexander Street into a boutique motel.
  

• Redevelopment of the Genesee Hospital complex by Buckingham Properties. This redevelopment will be known as Alexander Park.
  

• Industrie Lofts - 2 and 3 bedroom lofts starting @ $1200
  

• The Lofts at the Carriage Factory —Carriage and early automobile factory built in the 19th century in the Susan B. Anthony neighborhood. Plans are to convert to a mixed use commercial and residential building.
  

• Plymouth Terrace — Development of 27 townhouses and 2 story office building with a Post Office.
  

• Port of Rochester — Construction scheduled to begin Fall 2013.
  

• RGRTA Transit Center — proposed bus terminal off St. Paul street, next to the H.H. Warner Building.
  

• The Reserve — House, townhouse and apartment development on the Erie Canal in Brighton.
  

• Valley Court — Redevelopment of old apartment complex into 29 private homes down the street from the Brooks Landing Project.
  

• The Villas at Wheatland Meadows — Active adult community across Scottsville Road from Scottsville Veterinary Adoptions.
  

• Windstream building — Using the steel beam shell from the old Seneca Building of Midtown Plaza, a new 3 story building will house around 300 employees.

Completed

• 44 Exchange Street Building - 5 story building, formally Central Trust bank headquarters being converted to condos.
  

• 55 Railroad Street — Redevelopment of vacant industrial buildings into mixed use adjacent to the Public Market.
  

• 100 S. Union Street — New high end Townhouses being built across from the Strong Museum.
  

• 250 South Ave. — Old City public bath house to be converted into loft apartments.
  

• 1475 East Ave. — The Todd Mansion is being converted to four condos, 2,000 square feet each. In addition, 6 single family Tudor-style homes now being built behind 1475 East Avenue.
  

• Baden-Ormond - City's first Urban Renewal project displaces 850 families, destroys countless buildings.
  

• Bridge Square Building — Previously known as the Josh Lofton High School, 4 story 53,000-square ft building renovation to 24 lofts, retail and office space.
  

• Brooks Landing Project — Includes a new hotel, office and retail at the intersection of Brooks Avenue and Genesee Street
  

• Buckingham Commons — Conversion of the former Artcraft building into loft apartments and offices, with a rooftop patio to view events at Frontier field. It is located downtown at the corner of Plymouth and Allen.
  

• Corn Hill Landing — Mixed use development on the Genesee River within walking distance of downtown.
  

• DePaul Community Services facility — New 50,000sf building on Mount Hope Avenue.
  

• ESL headquarters.
  

• Eastman Theatre Renovation Project
  

• Erie Harbor — Luxury waterfront apartments on Mount Hope Avenue.
  

• In the mid-90's, Frontier Field was built, and a number of new businesses were built in the High Falls area as part of a city/county project. Many of the businesses (such as Jillian's and the Empire Brewery/Bru) have now closed.
  

• H.H. Warner Building — Located in the St. Paul Quarter Entertainment District, upper floors converted into apartments, lower level is retail.
  

• The Hamilton Apartments — High-rise waterfront affordable housing on Mount Hope Avenue.
  

• Jefferson Road is getting an upgrade to look more like West Ridge Road.
  

• Kirstein Building — $4 million renovation project to a 6 story building in the St. Paul Quarter.
  

• The Lofts at Capron —19 for-sale condominiums, mixed-use building on South Avenue.
  

• Manhattan Square Park — Rebuilding the park with improvements to the ice skating rink.
  

• Mayor Thomas P. Ryan, Jr. Community Center and Library
  

• Medical Arts Building — Redevelopment of this art deco building on Alexander Street with many green technologies.
  

• The Mills at High Falls — New development of 80 apartments and town homes in High Falls to be built at the current Kodak visitors parking lot.
  

• Monroe County Crime Lab - New 4 story structure at the corner of Plymoth Ave. and Broad St.
  

• Newcroft Park — New suburban-style cul-de-sac development on former brownfield site off Atlantic Avenue.
  

• Oak Hill Commons — New shopping property managed and built by Buckingham Properties on the Pittsford/Brighton border on Monroe Avenue.
  

• PAETEC Park — 17,500-seat stadium for Raging Rhinos soccer and Rattlers lacrosse. Completed except for luxury boxes and locker rooms.
  

• Parazin Building — Renovation of a four story stone building in High Falls.
  

• Park Point at RIT — Formerly called RIT College Town — Mixed-use development adjacent to the RIT campus.
  

• Parry Building — Renovation of a former mustard factory in High Falls.
  

• Paul Wolk Commons - 45 Unit mixed use affordable development of an old garage building. Will also feature on site supportive services for residents with Mental Illness.
  

• Rivers Run —New adult community of apartments and townhouses next to RIT where residents can attend lectures.
  

• Riverview Apartments — Off-campus housing for University of Rochester students.
  

• Rochester Association for the Blind and Goodwill Industries plans an expansion by adding a new 2 story building, restore and old home (for administrative offices), raze a vacant home, and restore the now vacant Rochester Housing Authority building (for a call center). This added an additional 6 acres to the campus in the South Wedge going from I-490 to Alexander Street.
  

• Rohrbach Brewing Company — Renovation of former flea market on Railroad Street into a brewery, bottling plant, and tasting room.
  

• Sagamore on East — First floor retail, second floor office and 23 luxury housing units above.
  

• South Avenue Commons - a $4.8 million, four-story, mixed-use building at 661-663 South Avenue. The project will include 7,000 square feet of retail space on the first floor and 33 apartments on the upper floors.
  

• Trolley Barn — Conversion of the old Jillians and Saddle Ridge entertainment complex into office space.
  

• Veterans Outreach Center — 2007 $2.3m expansion of the facility located at 459 South Avenue
  

• Voter's Block Community — Development on the west side near the Susan B. Anthony house.
  

• Windsor Gate Townhomes — Five 2,300 sq. ft three bedroom, 2.5 bath town houses getting built in the Grove Street Section of the city. Asking price is $379K.

Development Links

• Rochester Downtown Development Corporation
  

• http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=605593 - Development thread about all things Rochester. From economic to physical development.

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