A parking lot in downtown Rochester could be transformed into two buildings with affordable housing and healthcare services near a recently completed development.
The Genesee, slated to open next spring, would bring another 120 units of affordable housing into downtown at the intersection of Plymouth and Main streets. It’s the second phase of the 164-unit Center City Courtyard housing development located to the west at 99 Main St. The project is expected to cost $60 million.
One six-story building will front Main Street and feature 80 units of affordable housing with office and commercial space. A five-story building will face Broad Street with 40 units of affordable senior housing. A parking lot with 44 spaces will sit between the buildings with access from School Alley.
The six-story building will feature three ground-floor space for non-residential tenants, with the largest at 4,008 square feet. Details on the CSD Housing website highlight 55 units would receive state funds for people experiencing homelessness, those with HIV/AIDS and the frail elderly.
The site also lists amenities like an onsite health clinic and pharmacy by Trillium Health, emergency day care and office space for support service providers. The upper floors include one and two-bedroom apartments ranging from 609 to 998 square feet.
The five-story building is purely residential, with a community room, offices and fitness room on the ground floor. There are also four ground-floor apartments. The upper floors feature one-bedroom apartments and one studio, with nine units per floor, based on floor plans including in the site plan application.
— Steve Howe reports on suburban growth, development and environment for the Democrat and Chronicle. An RIT graduate, he has covered myriad topics over the years, including public safety, local government, national politics and economic development in New York and Utah.
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