Welcome to the Bureau of Business and Housing Development (BHD). We have four main divisions that work together with our Administrative unit to achieve our goals: Business Development, Housing, Real Estate, and Credit Underwriting.
Content of Business Development support, and contacts.
Learn about what type of business the NSCs require permits for operating. Learn about the renewal process for existing permit holders.
The ROC the Riverway program consolidates more than two dozen transformational projects along the Genesee River into a unified strategy. This will enable Rochester to better leverage the value of its riverfront.
Content on Grants and Loans provided by the City.
Content of neighborhood businesses that were successful in receiving grants for their business.
Provides contact information for each quadrants' business street liaison and listing of business corridors.
Content for city, county, state, federal programs to help businesses flourish.
Today, members of my team and I met with representatives from Walgreens’ leadership, during which I expressed my outrage by their decision to effectively abandon the Rochester area with this latest round of store closures, which will have a disproportionate negative impact on three of the five poorest zip codes in...
The City of Rochester utilizes MWBEs on all city-funded public works projects. Public works fall under two categories: street construction and general/building construction.
The City of Rochester is applying for Round 8 of New York State’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) for up to $10 million in grant funding and will hold an open house seeking input from residents, developers, and business and property owners to inform the application.