Supporting homeownership in neighborhoods that have experienced disinvestment

Some neighborhoods in the city of Rochester have experienced a long history of disinvestment, resulting in deep and ongoing challenges. Today, focused programs like Buy The Block are working to strengthen these neighborhoods by generating investment and creating excitement.

Buy The Block builds new single-family, high-quality homes in under-invested areas of the city. The homes are then sold to qualified first-time homebuyers who will spend no more than 30 percent of their income on housing.

The first phase of Buy The Block is focused on properties in Northeast Rochester, between Upper Falls Boulevard and Clifford, Clinton, and Hudson Avenues. Construction of up to thirty-two houses in the second phase of Buy The Block in Southwest Rochester has begun. 

*Applications for Phase 1 are closed. Applications for Phase 2 will open in late 2024*