This week we conclude our showcase of 2022 Awards Finalists! The CDCR's Annual Reshaping Rochester Awards recognize exemplary regional initiatives and projects that positively impact people, neighborhoods, and the community.
As always, we request that you take a moment to familiarize yourself with each finalist and the impact they have had on their respective communities.
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Award for Design
This award recognizes projects that demonstrate design excellence and contribute to enriching the public realm. There are three categories of this award based on project budget. Here are the finalists for the large category:
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Large Project Category (budgets over $5 million) |
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260 East Broad Street is nominated for transforming the historic Midtown Plaza site into a mixed-use development that features commercial anchor tenant Butler/Till, 28 luxury residential apartments, and ground floor retail space.
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Courtyard by Marriott Downtown Rochester |
The Courtyard by Marriott Downtown Rochester is nominated for reimagining the aging East Ave Inn and Suites hotel into a modernized upscale aesthetic, designed to fit within the context of the East Ave historic district.
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Irondequoit Community Center |
The Irondequoit Community Center is nominated for reutilizing abandoned retail space at the former Irondequoit Mall as an active, vibrant, safe, and inviting atmosphere for community engagement, education, wellness, and recreation that enriches the lives of Irondequoit residents of all ages, unifying the community.
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Pueblo Nuevo is nominated for being an affordable housing development reflective of neighborhood planning efforts in Rochester's Northeast Quadrant, encompassing five city blocks and ten acres that include 104 housing units, a community center, and a public park.
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Rundel Library Terrace Improvement Project |
The Rundel Library Terrace Improvement Project is nominated for reconstructing the terrace to restore and modernize the public place, not only extending the life of the historic library, but also celebrating the history of the library and Erie Canal.
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Skyview Park Apartments are nominated for the adaptive reuse of the former Sears building at the Irondequoit Mall into a vibrant senior living community; featuring community rooms, fitness center, on site medical services, and more. This was the first adaptive reuse project utilizing a mall in New York State.
PARTNERS: PathStone Corporation, Christa Construction, Billone Mechanical Contractors, EC4B Engineering, Radec Electric, Town of Irondequoit, Rochester Regional Health, Leslie W. Kernan, Jr., Esq., Isaac Heating & Air Conditioning, CW Piping LLC, & CJS
FUNDING: 4% Private Investor Equity, Housing Finance Agency (HFA) Tax-Exempt Bonds, NYS HCR Supportive Housing Opportunity Program (SHOP), NYS Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), PILOT Private Construction Financing, Town of Irondequoit Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Monroe County HOME, Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative (ESSHI), NYS Office of Mental Health, Raymond James Financial, & Citizens Bank
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St. Bernard's Park Apartments |
St. Bernard's Park Apartments are nominated for upgrading senior housing in a former seminary; preserving and restoring the historic character-defining elements, adding new apartment units, and increasing mobility and AVI accessibility.
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Recipients of the 2022 Awards will be revealed at the
12th Annual Reshaping Rochester Awards Ceremony
Wednesday, November 16 from 11:30am - 1:30pm
at Harro East Ballroom.
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This year's Urban Observations address will be given by Senator Cooney. |
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Senator Cooney was adopted from an orphanage in Kolkata, India and raised by a single mother in the City of Rochester. He made history in 2020 as the first Asian American elected to state office from upstate New York, and the first state senator in decades to graduate from Rochester City School District (RCSD).
Senator Cooney’s priorities for Rochester include poverty relief, job creation, downtown development, and increased funding for public schools. He was included in City & State magazine’s “40 Under 40” list and 2021 “Power of Diversity: Asian 100” powerful leaders list.
Senator Cooney began his career working on Capitol Hill for the late U.S. Congresswoman Louise Slaughter and later served in the role of chief of staff for the City of Rochester under Mayor Lovely Warren. Prior to running for public office, Senator Cooney served as the senior director for community relations with Empire State Development (ESD) under Governor Andrew Cuomo. At ESD, he helped lead public affairs for large-scale economic development projects.
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Tickets:
Individual Tickets: $65
Student Tickets: $25
Tables of 8: $600
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Notes on Accessibility:
*Pay-what-you-can tickets are available to anyone upon request, no questions asked.
*Event accommodations (such as ASL) are available upon request.
*Harro East Ballroom is physically accessible, as defined by the ADA.
If there are other areas of accessibility that we've missed, let us know!
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