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