Rochester-Boom or Bust (Syracuse, Albany, Utica: upper-class, for sale, 2015)
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Li-Cycle — a Canadian battery recovery manufacturer which opened its first U.S. operations in Rochester — has received accolades for its technology breakthroughs in the sustainability sector. The company was named a winner on Fast Company’s inaugural “Next Big Things in Tech” list for its efforts to keep batteries out of landfills.
From the article in regards to the Glenny Building: "Massive windows enclose what has been a gaping building facade on East Main Street.
Inside is a lesson on the difficult road ahead to reclaim a dilapidated downtown block.
The building had to be gutted and rebuilt. New rafters. New floor joists. A new stairwell, and elevator shaft. And it was done, almost entirely, by hand.
There is little to no staging area for these buildings, let alone space to bring in heavy equipment. This building, the one-time Glenny, Sons & Co. department store at 190 E. Main St., is 30 feet wide, tied in to adjacent buildings, abuts the sidewalk on Main Street, and a narrow alleyway in back.
That alone makes the restoration of this nearly 140-year-old historic but long-vacant building remarkable. What the developers are touting as "a big deal," though, is the geothermal well field out back that will heat and cool the six-story structure.
"There's nothing like this around," said Luke Dutton, who is redeveloping the property into apartments, office and retail space with his cousin Patrick and uncle Craig Dutton.
Drywall could start in December. The first tenants are expected in spring 2022.
Construction has been ongoing for three years, with pandemic-related delays for materials and labor. Small crews worked throughout, not for the health concerns but because the tear out had to be sequenced so the building didn't collapse. Floors that buckled in waves before were removed and rebuilt sections at a time. Hydraulic jacks were brought in to support the structure from the second story up.
"It's been a lot of bobbing and weaving," Dutton said of keeping the project on track.
Project costs, initially estimated around $9 million, have ballooned, but developers won't say by how much. Among the surprises: The rear brick wall's masonry had so deteriorated that the entirety of the six stories was loose and had to be re-pointed.
When workers tore off the roof, they had to manually strip away layers of tar that had built up to 10 inches thick."
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"Long-stalled plans to redevelop the former psychiatric center property straddling the Rochester and Brighton line are moving again.
But the city work is limited to adding and removing roadways and parking lots — so an affordable housing development on the Brighton side can proceed.
Home Leasing and Providence Housing are teaming up on the Brighton project and have the nearly 10 acres under contract.
The proposal differs from a 2017 plan in two main areas, records show: deleting a commercial building at the northeast corner of the property and increasing the number of townhouses from 22 to 39 on the north part of the parcel.
The townhouses will be geared to low- and moderate-income families. While a separate, 80-unit, four-story apartment building to be built on the south end by Providence, will be similarly affordable, with some units set aside as supportive housing for frail seniors, officials said.
The Brighton site plan application and rezoning request have yet to be submitted. But Town Supervisor Bill Moehle said he is "excited" about the project, as it "meets a very clear need in Brighton." The city property was rezoned in 2017.
Most of the 30-acre site is in the city, anchored by the vacant, asbestos-laden Terrence Building. The hulking 16-story structure that once serves as a state-run mental hospital. Estimates to take it down topped $11 million back in 2015. Development plans included apartments and a hotel, as well as office and retail space.
The pandemic has delayed that work, "until the lending and marketing environments improve and stabilize," developer Ralph DiTucci wrote to the city in an incremental site plan application laying out the primary roadway through the property, connecting to Elmwood Avenue at the signalized Azalea Road intersection."
UR buys Brooks Crossing apartments
"The University of Rochester has finalized a $16 million purchase of the Brooks Crossing apartment complex at South Plymouth Avenue and Genesee Street.
UR has leased the 170-bed property since its opening in 2014, across from the River Campus. The property now becomes the first student housing that the university owns.
The university has no immediate plan for the building's lower-level dining space but this week hosted a virtual meeting with neighbors and community members to discuss how best to "improve the facility to increase community connections."
The property was being sold by the estate of the late developer Ron Christenson, and a third party made an offer. But Christenson had given UR the right of first refusal. The building is assessed at $7.35 million and has an ongoing Payment In Lieu of Tax Agreement that transfers to UR, reducing the full $268,951 tax bill this cycle to $647.
A UR spokesperson said Brooks Crossing is "one of the most popular living options for our upper-class students and a strategic asset that we felt was important to own." The hotel also was listed for sale and is said to be under contract with another buyer."
As this project came about from the Finger Lakes Economic Development Council, I guess this belongs here. I can't help but wonder if this could have happened if it was closer to Rochester. I guess thats not what Cuomo wanted. A perfect spot would have been property that Xerox owned, north of their Webster campus. They are building houses there now, but there is a brand new water plant 1/2 mile away, and a nuclear power plant nearby as well. All the infrastructure is there.
As this project came about from the Finger Lakes Economic Development Council, I guess this belongs here. I can't help but wonder if this could have happened if it was closer to Rochester. I guess thats not what Cuomo wanted. A perfect spot would have been property that Xerox owned, north of their Webster campus. They are building houses there now, but there is a brand new water plant 1/2 mile away, and a nuclear power plant nearby as well. All the infrastructure is there.
There may be potential for something to occur at that Xerox location. There have been similar developments that have occurred in the Albany and Utica areas, with a potential site being prepared in the town of Clay north of Syracuse. So, this may be a matter of the local economic development body offering up or marketing the property for such development.
There may be potential for something to occur at that Xerox location. There have been similar developments that have occurred in the Albany and Utica areas, with a potential site being prepared in the town of Clay north of Syracuse. So, this may be a matter of the local economic development body offering up or marketing the property for such development.
If you read my comment, Xerox sold the land and they are building houses there now
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