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Top Projects is a recognition program to honor the best building and construction projects in the Rochester area over a 12-month span. Top Projects is our yearly look back at the excellent work that’s happened in the previous year and marvel at how these plans and projects remade the landmarks of the past or established the landmarks of the future.
Application Deadline: July 30, 2026
Save the Date
October 20, 2026
4:30 PM : 6:00 PM EDT
Rochester Riverside Convention Center
To learn more about sponsorship opportunities and benefits please contact your account manager or email [email protected]
If you have questions about this awards event, please email [email protected].
Mission:
RBJ’s Top Projects event will bring together economic development, real estate and construction professionals to network, learn about and celebrate the Greater Rochester region.
Event Format:
Top Projects is a yearly look back at the excellent work that’s happened in the previous year and marvel at how these plans and projects remade the landmarks of the past or established the landmarks of the future.
The winners will be honored at the Leaders in Construction and Real Estate and Top Projects awards ceremony, in the Top Projects special publication in RBJ and on rbj.net.
Top Project Qualifications:
Projects MUST have been completed within January 2025 through December 2025.
Areas to qualify for the Top Project awards are:
Following counties: Monroe, Ontario, Genesee, Livingston, Orleans and/or Wayne.
Additional Questions
Do the honorees have to say something?
Honorees do not speak live during the event, but will be profiled in a multimedia video that will be aired during the event.
Can I buy an ad in the publication?
The program is supported through sponsorships. The ads you see in the special publication are part of the sponsorship packages. Please email [email protected].
I purchased a ticket but have not received it?
Your ticket into a live event will be your name badge at the registration table. You should receive an email with event information a day or two before the event, but this will not be a ticket.
Contact [email protected] if you have any questions or issues.
2025 Top Projects Awards
Aqueduct District Redevelopment / Campus
50 East Broad Street
Project Owner: A50EB, LLC
Project Contractor: DGA Builders
Project Architect: CJS Architects
Interior Designer: HB Cornerstone
Project Engineer: Turner Engineering, Jeensen BRV, Passero Assoc.
Project Subcontractor: Frederico Construction & Development, LLC, Flower City Glass Co., of NY, LLC, Catenary Construction Corporation
Project Attorney: Wood Oviatt Gilman
Barack & Michelle Obama Teen Empowerment Center
373 Genesee Street
Project Owner: Center for Teen Empowerment
Project Contractor: Christa Construction
Project Architect: SWBR Architects
Interior Designer: SWBR Architects
Project Engineer: Turner Engineering, Marathon Engineering
Project Subcontractor: Isaac Heating & Air Conditioning, Comfort Systems USA (Syracuse), Inc, Henry Isaacs Quality Home Remodeling Inc
Project Attorney: Cannon Heyman & Weiss LLP
Canal Commons
67-89 Canal Street
Project Owner: East House
Project Contractor: Hamilton Stern Construction
Project Architect: Plan Architectural Studio
Project Engineer: Stantec Consulting
Project Subcontractor: Hamilton Stern Construction
Project Attorney: Knauf Shaw LLP
Cobbs Hill Village Senior Apartments – Phase 1
645 Norris Drive
Project Owner: Rochester Management, Inc.
Project Contractor: Pike Construction Services
Project Architect: SWBR Architecture, Engineering & Landscape Architects
Project Engineer: SWBR Architecture, Engineering & Landscape Architects
Project Subcontractor: Kennedy Mechanical Plumbing and Heating LLC
Project Attorney: Pike Construction Services
Connected Communities Neighborhood HUB
616 North Goodman Street
Project Owner: Connected Communities
Project Contractor: USC Builds
Project Architect: Hunt Engineers, Arcitects and Surveyors
Interior Designer: Hunt Engineers, Arcitects and Surveyors
Project Engineer: Accent Structural Engineering
Project Subcontractor: Dynamark Electric, Rochester Tile Plus, Upstate Alarm
Project Attorney: E. Adam Leyens, PLLC
Constellation Brands Corporate Headquarters – Aqueduct Building
50 East Broad Street
Project Owner: Constellation Brands Inc.
Project Contractor: Genesee Construction Services Inc.
Project Architect: David J. Crowe Architecture, PLLC
Interior Designer: DJCA Cornerstone LLC
Project Engineer: Turner Engineering, Jensen/BRV Engineering
Project Subcontractor: Billitier Electric, Inc., Monroe Piping & Sheet Metal, LLC., Ramar Steel Companies
Project Attorney: Dana K. Wood
Motion Junction Pavilion
2640 Outhouse Road
Project Owner: Town of Canandaigua
Project Contractor: Massa Construction
Project Architect: Eco_Logic Studio
Project Engineer: Firetower Engineered Timber
Project Subcontractor: University at Buffalo Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access, Dream Big Inclusion, F.G Rayburn Masonry Contractors Inc.
Perinton Skatepark
99 O’Connor Rd
Project Owner: Town of Perinton
Project Contractor: Rochester Earth
Project Architect: Spohn Ranch
Project Engineer: MRB Group
Project Attorney: Joe Lafay, Town Attorney
Rochester City School District, Invest in Tomorrow
131 West Broad Street
Project Owner: Rochester City School District
Project Contractor: Vargas Associates
Interior Designer: Vargas Associates
Project Engineer: Vargas Associates
Project Subcontractor: Champion Moving and Storage, Corrigan Moving Systems
State Street Reconstruction
State Street (Basin Street to the Inner Loop)
Project Owner: City of Rochester, New York
Project Contractor: Villager Construction, Inc.
Project Engineer: LaBella Associates, DPC
SWBR Corporate Headquarters
260 East Main Street, Suite 4000
Project Owner: SWBR
Project Contractor: Hamilton Stern
Project Architect: SWBR
Interior Designer: SWBR
Project Engineer: M/E Engineering
Project Subcontractor: Cerami & Associates
Project Attorney: Harter Secrest & Emery
UR Geneseo Medical Office Building
50 East South Street
Project Owner: University of Rochester
Project Contractor: Pike Construction Services
Project Architect: CPL
Project Engineer: CPL
Project Subcontractor: Kennedy Mechanical
Wayne County EMS Ambulance Base Headquarters
1527 Nye Road
Project Owner: Wayne County
Project Contractor: Nicoletta Building Contractors, Inc.
Project Architect: LaBella Associates, DPC
Interior Designer: LaBella Associates, DPC
Project Engineer: LaBella Associates, DPC
Project Subcontractor: Landry Mechanical Contractors, Pipitone Enterprises, LLC, Concord Electric Corporation
Webster Montessori School Addition
1310 Five Mile Line Road
Project Owner: Webster Montessori School
Project Contractor: Edge Building and Construction
Project Architect: Edge Architecture
Project Engineer: ME Engineering, Marathon Engineering, Herrick-Saylor Engineers
Western NY National Veteran Cemetery Phase 1B
1254 Indian Falls Rd
Project Owner: Department of Veteran Affairs – National Cemetery Admin (NCA)
Project Contractor: Global Urban Enterprise LLC
Project Architect: Department of Veteran Affairs
Interior Designer:
Project Engineer: Resident Engineer – Dept of Veteran Affairs
Project Subcontractor: Pooler Enterprises, Casler Masonry, Hueber Breuer
Project Attorney: Hueber Breuer
Click here to see all past honorees – RBJ Award Database
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