Construction

Feb 27, 2012

Saunders Research Building gets LEED gold certification

The University of Rochester Medical Center’s Saunders Research Building has received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold certification.

Jan 13, 2012

Engineering Firms

Information was provided by individual firms in Monroe County that responded to an email or fax survey; ranked by number of licensed engineers.

Nov 28, 2011

SWBR completes work on mausoleum project

SWBR Architects & Engineers P.C. has completed work on the new Riverside Cemetery Chapel of Peace Mausoleum on Lake Avenue. Construction on the $4.5 million project began in summer 2010.

Nov 17, 2011

SWBR gets award for work on RF Communications facility

SWBR Architects & Engineers P.C. has been selected to receive a National Association of Industrial and Office Parks award.

Oct 28, 2011

Commercial Builders

The survey contacted commercial builders with offices in Monroe, Genesee, Livingston, Ontario, Orleans and Wayne counties; ranked by total dollar volume of non-residential projects.

Oct 7, 2011

Park looks to lure firms, jobs to 1,300-acre site

Economic development officials in Genesee County are hoping the state’s multibillion-dollar high-technology initiative will spur development of a 1,300-acre site with the potential to create thousands of manufacturing jobs.   Steven Hyde, president and CEO of the Genesee County Economic Development Center, said the investment announced late last month by the state sh[...]

Oct 5, 2011

Habitat for Humanity honors Mark IV Enterprises CEO

Flower City Habitat for Humanity has honored real estate developer Anthony DiMarzo with this year’s Golden Hammer Award.

Sep 30, 2011

Auction ahead for sites

The mortgage containing two landmark properties is in the hands of a Broadstone Real Estate LLC entity, with an auction scheduled for Oct. 11 and Broadstone prepared to take ownership.   Rochester Historic Ventures LLC, a special purpose entity, was assigned the $5.1 million mortgage Aug. 26, 2010, and has taken over foreclosure proceedings.   […]

Sep 23, 2011

Designers, business owners to discuss Corn Hill neighborhood

The Corn Hill Neighbors Association and the Rochester Regional Community Design Center have scheduled a design charrette for Saturday at the former Rochester Institute of Technology student union on Favor Street.

Sep 19, 2011

Judge rules city should pay $3.9M more for Midtown

A state court judge ruled the city of Rochester should pay Midtown Plaza’s former owner an additional $3.9 million on top of the $5.9 million it already paid for the 8.6-acre Midtown site.

Sep 16, 2011

Regional Distributors completes $2M expansion

Regional Distributors Inc. has completed a $2 million expansion of its Rochester facilities, city officials said Thursday.

Sep 16, 2011

City, Windstream CEO meet

With demolition of Midtown Plaza nearing its end, the top executive at Windstream Corp. was in Rochester last week for the first time, promising city officials a chance to make their case for moving Paetec Holding Corp. offices to the site.