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The Eastman Dental Dispensary structure has been vacant for decades, except on the occasion a private entity used the building as a haunted house. The thought of its repurposing isn’t so much spooky as it is daydreaming, coming after a ...

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WASHINGTON — Don’t blame the millennial generation for lackluster home sales. They are increasingly ethnically diverse, more educated and less likely to be married — all factors that make them less likely to own a home, said a new report ...

Rochester neighborhoods received a boost recently when M&T Bank awarded NeighborWorks Rochester a $5,000 grant in support of homeownership education. NeighborWorks Rochester helped create 152 new homeowners last year through its NeighborWorks America certified homeownership education classes, representing more than ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a challenge to a Nebraska city ordinance that bans renting homes to immigrants living in the country illegally. The justices on Monday let stand an appeals court ruling that found the ...

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The Junior League of Rochester is hosting its 12th annual Home Tour from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 10 in the village of Pittsford. The tour showcases five historic homes, with finishing touches provided by local interior designers and ...

These are good times for U.S. landlords. For many tenants, not so much. With demand for apartments surging, rents are projected to rise for a fifth straight year. Even a pickup in apartment construction is unlikely to provide much relief ...

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SWBR Architects, a Rochester-based firm, announced completion of the first phase of Judson Meadows, a five-phase 48 acre full senior community campus for Baptist Health in Albany. The firm served as lead architect on the $10.5 million assignment. SWBR provided ...

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The Perinton Hills Office Park had a good run in the 1970s and ‘80s, back when suburban office parks were the rage. Three of the buildings, tucked in a back corner of the development, have not been rented for “nobody ...

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Some of the area’s largest businesses have received tax breaks for new projects and for rehabilitation of existing projects. They include Xerox Corp., Marketplace Mall, the University of Rochester and LiDestri Foods, among others. They total in the millions of ...

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The housing industry is back to the level it was at before the recession began in 2008, according to builders, real estate agents and lenders who Friday released 2013 year-end and fourth-quarter statistics. “Our president says things are pretty much ...

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Syracuse developer Douglas Sutherland has been driving by the historic landmark building on South Washington Street for three years. Sutherland noticed the vacant building looked a little worse for wear each time he visited. That was a shame for a ...

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The Federal Home Loan Bank of New York is awarding $1.5 million to fund seven Monroe County projects: • $1.5 million to Isla Housing and Development Corporation to help rehabilitate 114 units of affordable housing at the Harris Park Apartments ...