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Coolest Spaces 2023

Canandaigua National Bank opened its Technology Center in 2020 as an office and meeting space for the bank’s IT and PMO teams.

Canandaigua National Bank Technology Center

The Chili Community Center opened in May with a goal of connecting the Chili community in one unique facility and providing a multi-use space for residents to exercise both mind and body.

Chili Community Center

First American Equipment Finance’s space provides an inviting, collaborative environment where an abundance of windows and glass interior walls accentuate the emphasis on transparency as well as providing an abundance of natural light.

First American Equipment Finance

With 26,000 square feet of co-working space for artistic talent, Made on State is an incubator for creativity.

Made on State

Just as the original tenant did more than a century ago, the Mercantile on Main in the historic Sibley Building offers a little of everything to patrons.

Mercantile on Main

A great deal of thought went into the space that Mindex occupies in downtown Rochester. It needed to blend into the existing architecture that Alexander Street is known for, while also allowing for privacy and security.

Mindex

The MVP Health Care Fitness Court at Cobb's Hill Park gives workout enthusiasts — or exercise newbies — a place to work up a sweat while enjoying the great outdoors.

MVP Health Care Fitness Court at Cobb’s Hill

Directly across from the Welcome to Rochester sign and Geva Theatre, Native Eatery and Bar’s space includes stairs from the patio that lead down to Geva and Washington Square Park, lending to the feeling that everyone is part of the unique experience that is Native.

Native Eatery and Bar

With a big city vibe, NextCorps is at the center of the Rochester Innovation Zone at Sibley Square. More than 60 startups are innovating technologies at the downtown facility.

NextCorps

Ever since Midtown Plaza was razed, there have been many proposed uses for Parcel 5. It’s become an oasis in the heart of downtown that provides a respite from the concrete, bricks and pavement along East Main Street across from the Liberty Pole.

Parcel 5

Since 2018, QCI Asset Management Inc. has occupied a state-of-the-art facility on Route 96 in Bushnell’s Basin.

QCI Asset Management Inc.

Located in Rochester’s historical Stromberg-Carlson warehouse, Radio Social is an entertainment and event venue featuring a variety of gaming and dining options.

Radio Social

An abundance of natural lighting and simple, clean architectural lines that accentuate the beauty of the building are what make Redd Restaurant unique and cool.

Redd Restaurant

RIT City Art Space, shown during the "BFA Senior Exhibition I: School of Art" opening on April 5, 2019, is the Rochester Institute of Technology College of Art and Design’s premiere exhibition and event venue downtown. (Matteo Bracco/University News)

RIT City Art Space

Part of the Global Cybersecurity Institute that opened this year, RIT’s Cyber Range and Training Center can host more than 5,000 virtual machines simultaneously in immersive scenarios.

RIT Cyber Range and Training Center

Since Corn Hill Navigation’s founding 30 years ago by the late Ted Curtis, a former Rochester city manager, hundreds of thousands of people of all ages and backgrounds have experienced the natural beauty and history of the Erie Canal and Genesee River from inside the Sam Patch’s main cabin.

Sam Patch

The Rochester showroom of Sedgwick Business Interiors, 176 Anderson Ave., fits right into the Neighborhood of the Arts: a bit quirky with a creative bent.

Sedgwick Business Interiors

What was once the Clifton Springs Hospital and Sanatorium has been transformed into Spa Apartments, a colorful, stately space that serves as a home to senior citizens.

Spa Apartments

SSRN Elsevier is a former printing company space that has been transformed into a modern digital publishing environment.

SSRN Elsevier

The Cannery has re-created a landmark in the village of Fairport, renovating the long vacant 62,000-square-foot structure at 25 Parce Ave. built in 1908 as the home of the American Can Co.

The Cannery

The Commissary, Rochester’s downtown kitchen incubator at Sibley Square on East Main Street, offers services and support for entrepreneurs to start and grow their culinary business.

The Commissary

The Highline Rochester is a newly renovated wedding and event venue fashioned inside an old Cadillac car showroom building in Rochester’s bustling Neighborhood of the Arts.

The Highline Rochester

Picturesque views and beautifully landscaped grounds make a perfect upstate getaway at The Lake House on Canandaigua.

The Lake House on Canandaigua

Developed by Gallina Development Corp. in 2013, The Penthouse on One East Avenue was designed to showcase the iconic building.

The Penthouse on One East Avenue

Despite the turmoil of 2020, the George Eastman Museum saw through an exciting new project. Beginning construction in January 2020, the Thomas Tischer Visitor Center held its grand opening nine months later in October.

Thomas Tischer Visitor Center at George Eastman Museum

Coming off the Summer Olympics, VAULT might make you think of gymnastics, but this vault was named for the safe variety, the one in the 100-year-old Monroe Savings Bank building at 10 Franklin St.

VAULT Cycle+Box+Move

Velvet Belly opened to strong reviews in June 2021 in the Rochester Public Market. One of the newest restaurants in Rochester’s thriving food and beverage community, it focuses on coastal cuisine from around the world.

Velvet Belly

Viticulture Wine Bar’s focus is on offering a well curated and rotating selection of wines from the top three wine producing regions in the world: Spain, Italy and France. Each of Viticulture’s three rooms is designed around one of these regions.

Viticulture Wine Bar

Generally speaking, a fitness studio is not the first thing that comes to mind when you see a carefully renovated classic Greek Revival home like the Lincoln House, built in 1841. But 308 Bluff Drive in East Rochester is also the home of Wheeler HealthyU.

Wheeler HealthyU

The Whiting Building, circa 1926, at 350 East Ave. in Rochester’s East End neighborhood, has some cool vintage features, but it’s at least as cool for what it houses as its architectural chops.

Whiting Building

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