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Three communities—LeRoy, Livingston County and Webster—have submitted revitalization plans as part of the America’s Best Communities Prize Competition.

Going metro: The Chase Tower sports a new name and plans for residential tenants to arrive in the spring.

Balconies, a waterfront courtyard and underground parking are among features at the Residences at Canalside, slated to open next fall. (Rendering courtesy of Riedman Cos.) Construction on a $17.5 million residential project on a waterfront parcel in the heart of ...

The Landmark Society of Western New York Inc. has released its 2015 Five to Revive—a list of historic sites it has identified as opportunities for targeted, strategic revitalization.

Area home sales increased 8.4 percent in the third quarter compared with a year ago, the Greater Rochester Association of Realtors Inc. reported Thursday.

A group of leaders in sustainability and the future of cities gathered Wednesday for the 2015 Futures Summit, an event at Monroe Community College that discusses building sustainable communities.

To say the past year was a challenge for Ken Glazer is a major understatement. Glazer found himself dealing with not only the sudden loss of both of his parents, Laurence and Jane Glazer, but also the task of keeping ...

The Seneca County Industrial Development Agency will host a public information meeting to discuss the immediate future of the former Seneca Army Depot next month.

More than 1,000 full-time jobs stand to be created in the Finger Lakes region with the announcement Wednesday of the first tenant of the Science and Technology Advanced Manufacturing Park in Batavia.  

An upstate company has been awarded an $8 million contract for a restoration project on Braddock Bay, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced on Wednesday.

The 60,000-square-foot building is on West Henrietta Road, south of Calkins Road. (Photo courtesy of SWBR)   A $17.6 million affordable housing apartment building for the deaf has opened in Henrietta. The first residential building of its kind in New ...

David Vasciannie has an interesting—and unconventional—take on his company’s growth over the last several years. Luck has played a big role in it, he says.

At first glance, they do not look like much: cylinders the size of commercially available watch batteries and foil-wrapped packets the size of cell phone batteries. From small packages, however, the staff of NOHMs Technologies Inc. are working to produce ...

During the adventure of building a zero-energy home, Bethany Choate and Matthew Heimbueger decided that geothermal heating would dovetail with their green lifestyle. The couple has not regretted the choice or the upfront costs. “It really made sense economically versus ...

The momentum started by the town of Williamson is moving throughout that community as businesses and residents sign up to become part of a special solar system. In December 2014, the Solarize Williamson initiative led the Wayne County town to ...