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Design firm CPL has formed a strategic partnership with Tampa-based BDG Architects, extending its reach in Florida, Alabama and Georgia.

Bell & Spina specializes in the design and rehabilitation of building enclosures, with more than 35 years of experience in building envelope design, forensics and historic rehabilitation. The company is active in projects in New York as well as the northeast.

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New York ranked third on the U.S. Green Building Council’s list of states at the forefront of green construction, with Massachusetts earning the top spot. The USGBC annual list ranks states based on the most LEED-certified gross square footage per ...

A $3 million New York grant will allow Rochester to move forward with phases two and three of the ROC City Skate Park.

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  Bridge rehabilitation projects in Wayne and Wyoming counties were recognized by the New York State Historic Preservation Awards. The cross-collaborative efforts on rehabilitation of the Schoellkopf Road Bridge in the Wyoming County hamlet of Cowlesville and Quaker/O’Neil Road Bridge ...

One Rochester organization will embark on a $4.3 million project to transform a tract of land in the city into The Barack and Michelle Obama Teen Empowerment Center.

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In construction, time is money, so converting an existing structure was a critical component in the project. So, too, was collaboration between builder and architect during the design process. The project initially carried a $240 million price tag, but $13 million was shaved off along the way.

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The Pines of Perinton Apartments are considered significant at the state level for their association with the New York State Urban Development Corporation (UDC) and its role in the creation of affordable housing for low- and moderate-income families and senior citizens in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Motion Junction Inclusive Playground in Canandaigua and 1007 Monroe Avenue Restoration and the Rundel Library Terrace Renovation were design projects honored with Reshaping Rochester Awards from the Community Design Center of Rochester.

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Funds raised by the event benefitted the Center for Youth, a non-profit providing assistance to homeless youth in Rochester and the surrounding counties. 

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At issue is whether the developer had the right to encroach on the Auburn Trail, a recreational path that runs along a former railroad bed.

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Joseph Burkart IV and James Barons, through REA Investments, recently closed on the purchase of 139 Troup St., a sprawling, three-story Victorian Style home.

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Improvements in ticketing and baggage claim include more natural lighting, LED fixtures and digital wayfinding signage. A mobile app also will be created to integrate information on parking, concessions and flight activity into one platform.

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MRB Group, headquartered in the Culver Road Armory, has specialized in providing engineering, architecture and planning services to municipal and commercial clients. The firm was founded in 1927.

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Galin Brooks, a 38-year-old native New Yorker, has taken the reins of the Rochester Downtown Development Corp., replacing Heidi Zimmer-Meyer.

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