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When RDG+Partners realized they had outgrown their space in Pittsford Village Green, the search began for a new home. You can only add on so many times before you reach a building’s limit. “Our old space was homey and comfortable ...

Contractors across the state and the country expect to see an increase in infrastructure, power, multifamily, non-hospital health care and warehouse projects in 2022, while significant declines are expected in the retail and private office sectors. Of the 31 New ...

The majority ownership interest in APEX, the upscale student living community that opened near Rochester Institute of Technology in the spring, has been sold for $161,500,000. APEX Rochester LLC, a subsidiary of The Michaels Organization of New Jersey, sold the ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul outlined her priorities as she begins her first full year guiding New York.

A national firm committed to refurbishing and re-creating affordable housing communities is returning to Rochester to embark on another project, this one with a total price tag of $121 million. Community Preservation Partners (CPP) will team with Conifer Realty LLC ...

Steel Tech Fabricators, which provides structural as well as a variety of related steel services, received the New York State Senate Empire Award from Sen. Jeremy Cooney. Steel Tech Fabricators was founded in 2005 by Terence Brown, his son, TJ, ...

Two new Amazon facilities just 1.2 miles apart on Rochester’s west side are on schedule for the start of operations in the fourth quarter of 2022, the company says. Construction cranes surround the massive 2.6 million-square-foot warehouse and distribution center ...

Inflation is back, a new variant of COVID threatens public safety, supplies and materials are hard to get and workers are hard to find.

The Bell Company, mechanical and plumbing contractors based in Rochester and with a significant presence throughout the eastern United States, has been sold to a Pennsylvania firm. HB Global, LLC., of Harrisburg acquired The Bell Company last week. The Rochester ...

Norm Jones, who worked his way up from the lowest-paid title position to head of the department with the largest budget, will be ending his 40-plus year career with the city of Rochester. Jones, commissioner of the Department of Environmental ...

Prominently situated just off state route 390 to the west of the Lexington Avenue on and off ramps is a new Home2 Suites by Hilton, one of the extended-stay brands under the Hilton umbrella.

A New York City developer will be transforming a vacant property on State Street across from the Eastman Kodak Co. headquarters into market-rate apartments.

Lukas Amalfi remembers college life well, including the off-campus living aspect. Along the way to earning a bachelor's degree in real estate development from the Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University, he shared a house not far from campus with six other students.

Upgrades are underway on Rochester Gas and Electric’s aging substation 43 in the North Winton Village area. The facility at 101 Wyand Crescent near Farmington Park is being rebuilt to increase capacity and provide a more reliable energy grid for ...

Realistic project timelines and ongoing communication with lenders are key components for borrowers when it comes to navigating challenges in the commercial real estate sector, according to Charles Vita.