Major Rochester downtown development uncertain with Paetec sale
Rochester’s leaders uttered a collective “oh no!” when the news came out this week that Paetec Corporation would be sold to Arkansas-based Windstream. The Rochester telecommunications company had...
View ArticleHoliday season illuminates downtown Canandaigua’s renaissance
(November 24, 2011) Not long ago, Canandaigua’s main street struggled like many others in the Finger Lakes region. Today, Main Street is booming and brimming with independent businesses. The bustle...
View ArticleSmall-town downtown loft apartments springing up Upstate
(December 2, 2011) The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle reported on the rise of downtown upper-floor lofts in villages throughout the Genesee-Finger Lakes region. Once considered only possible in...
View ArticleBuffalo Rising recaps 2011 downtown development
(January 10, 2012) Buffalo Rising offers a comprehensive overview of an impressive volume and variety of major development in downtown Buffalo over the past year. 2011 was a busy one, with work ongoing...
View ArticleA novel approach for eliminating surface parking lots: tax land, not buildings
(December 13, 2012) Cities are grappling with the challenges borne by large swaths of downtown surface parking and are grappling overall with the heavy lifting and moving mountains often needed to...
View ArticleNiagara Falls’ controversial student loan payment incentive receives funds...
(December 19, 2012) Back in July we covered the City of Niagara Falls’ creative incentive for attracting the “creative class” to live and work downtown: helping young professionals and entrepreneurs...
View ArticleMore owner-occupied housing still top priority for downtown Rochester
(February 5, 2013)– A Rochester Business Journal poll revealed that more owner-occupied downtown housing is most important for the center city’s revitalization. (A downtown grocery store scored the...
View ArticlePost-Standard feature highlights significant Syracuse and CNY progress
(February 11, 2013)– In print and with video, the Syracuse Post-Standard features developments afoot in the City of Syracuse and the Central New York region. See the feature at Syracuse.com
View ArticleAlbany Times Union: “Come on back to our cities”
(February 13, 2013)– An Albany Times Union editorial looks candidly but optimistically at the ardent, earnest efforts underway in Albany and Schenectady to lure people back to urban living. Read the...
View ArticleBillionaire’s billion-dollar quest to remake the Motor City
The New York Times featured the huge investments being made in Detroit’s downtown by Dan Gilbert, founder of Quicken Loans. Gilbert has bought over a billion dollars worth of downtown property in his...
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