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Tired of the mold, the poor plumbing and the general state of disrepair at Southeast Towers, Pam Owens decided to go to the top. Owens posted photos on Mayor Lovely Warren’s Facebook page of the distressing conditions within the apartment ...

As one affordable housing project reaches fruition in the city of Rochester, another is kicking off. New York State Homes and Community Renewal, along with Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren, celebrated the completion of a $15 million renovation of E.L. Tower ...

Rehabilitation and expansion of Walnut Hill Apartments in Penn Yan is complete, the latest affordable housing project in the state’s Finger Lakes Forward initiative. The $107 million project includes refurbishing 59 existing apartments as well as the construction of a ...

Closed home sales in Monroe County were down 3.3 percent in the third quarter compared to the same period a year ago, although activity has been strong this year in west-side communities. For the 12 counties that comprise the Greater ...

While total foreclosure activity in the Rochester metropolitan area fell significantly in quarter vs. quarter analysis, there was a rise in both month-over-month and year-over-year numbers. Total foreclosures fell 20.83 percent in the third quarter compared to quarter two, and ...

A nearly 200-year-old mill turned inn, where the design and decor allow the past to meet the present, is on the market. Deborah and Richard Stankevich are selling the Genesee Country Inn Bed & Breakfast and the 7.5 acres of rustic ...

Curbell Plastics Inc. has relocated operations — but the firm didn’t go far. The new, larger facility is at 200 Aviation Drive in Chili, directly behind their old location. The new spot provides 50 percent more space to house customer-specific materials, ...

More than half of Monroe County renters are classified as cost-burdened because they spend more than 30 percent of their income on monthly housing costs. The cost-burdened percentage stands at 54.3 percent, up 1 percent from a year ago, according ...

When Cedarwood Towers went on sale last year, Roger Brandt saw an opportunity for Rochester’s Cornerstone Group Ltd. to again make an impact on lives in Rochester. He was well aware that the twin-tower apartment community had, over 45 years, gone ...

The former Friendly’s restaurant on Dewey Avenue in Greece is scheduled to become the area’s newest KFC. Plaza Street Partners of Prairie Village, Kan., completed the purchase of the building late last month for $435,000, according to records filed with ...

The average wage-earner cannot comfortably afford a median-priced home in Monroe County, according to recent analysis of housing information by Attom Data Solutions. That mirrors the nationwide trend, which showed wage-earners in 371 of 498 counties analyzed could not afford ...

Some of the newer additions to Rochester’s downtown living scene will be on display Friday and Saturday during The Landmark Society of Western New York’s 16th annual Inside Downtown Tour. Event headquarters is Metro Co-Work at 350 East Ave., where ...

The redevelopment of the former Inner Loop is doing more than just bringing people and vibrancy to once-ignored neighborhoods in the city of Rochester. It’s the prime example of how Rochester can begin to rid itself of a segregated divide, ...

The $29.1 million loan on one of the few remaining properties wholly under the management of Robert Morgan’s Morgan Communities went delinquent in August and the lender is preparing to foreclose, according to the latest advisory from Trepp. Rivers Pointe ...

Put your nicely appointed, three-bedroom ranch house on the market on a Friday and you may very well be accepting an offer by Monday. List an iconic, 177,500-square-foot building in the heart of downtown and you know from the outset ...