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Midtown Parcel on Atlas

Located in the heart of downtown, this unique site is a half-acre just off of Main Street, and is the location of the entrance to the underground Midtown Parking Garage. The site is perfect for a commercial or residential use accessible to pedestrians, transit riders, and automobiles alike. Investing in this site will build on thousands of nearby commercial and residential units that have been redeveloped in downtown as of recent years.

Materials Give Back Program

Providing compost, woodchips, and chipstone to city residents free of charge

The Materials Give Back Program is a "green" way that the City of Rochester provides various recycled materials to city residents free of charge. Individuals use these materials for household landscaping or other improvement projects. For example, after leaves are collected at curbside, they are treated and offered to the public as compost. Holiday trees are sent through a wood chipper and converted into mulch; a material perfect for flowerbeds or other landscaping proj

Purchasing: Incentive program for public works contracts

The City of Rochester will provide an incentive program for hiring City residents residing in certain City zip codes for public works contracts for which the final contract price is an amount of $50,000 or more.

The City of Rochester will provide a monetary incentive equal to twenty percent (20%) of gross payroll paid to qualified City residents directly employed by the prime contractor or City-approved first-tier subcontractor(s) on this project.