About Business Development
Content of Business Development support, and contacts.
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Content of Business Development support, and contacts.
What is a property assessment? A property assessment is an estimate of the fair market value of your property based on sales of similar homes in your neighborhood. The value of your property was determined by examining similar properties in your neighborhood that sold in the last 30 months (ab
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.
Rochester Urban Renewal Agency (RURA) Mission StatementThe mission of the Rochester Urban Renewal Agency is to stimulate urban economic growth and revitalize urban neighborhoods. This is accomplished through the redevelopment of blighted and disinvested areas, creating and retaining jobs, attracting
The Rochester Land Bank Corporation will return the underutilized property to productive use, preserve and create quality housing, enhance the quality of life within neighborhoods, and encourage economic opportunities.
Content on Grants and Loans provided by the City.
The City of Rochester's Division of Real Estate is charged with the responsible management and oversight of all City-Owned and City-Utilized real estate assets via sales, leases, licenses and property retention procedures.
The City of Rochester employs about 3,500 people in several hundred occupations that focus on a single goal: providing our customers with outstanding service. City employees enjoy competitive pay, generous benefits, and opportunities for advancement.
Homeowners with questions about their 2024 property reassessment and its potential impact on their July 1, 2024 tax bills can get answers tomorrow at the first “Get the Facts” reassessment resource session.
The Department of Recreation and Human Services is hiring seasonal workers for R-Centers and other recreation facilities.
Mayor Malik D. Evans announced today that Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings (S&P) has assigned its ‘AA-’ long term rating to Rochester’s 2024 series I $39.3 million general obligation (GO) bonds.
The City of Rochester's Home Purchase Assistance Program Grant (HPAP) provides down payment and closing cost assistance to first-time buyers who meet program requirements. Grants of up to $6,000 are available for closing cost assistance to first-time buyers who are income-eligible.
Open-air vintage market hosted within The Grove (266 E Broad Street) located right in the heart of Downtown Rochester. The Flea is a space for local creatives, collectors and vintage curators to gather and sell while connecting with their local customers every week.
Content for city, county, state, federal programs to help businesses flourish.
The City of Rochester hosted our first Upstate New York MWBE Conference in March! This three-day event brought together MWBE businesses from four Upstate New York regions: Finger Lakes, Western NY, Central NY, and Southern Tier.
The City of Rochester is managing four REDI projects, all on the Genesee River focusing on proactive resiliency planning that is informed by useful climate information and local input to secure critical assets and to sustain economic vitality along the shoreline
Assessments only determine how the tax levy is distributed among properties, it is not used to raise taxes. Some properties see a tax increase; others see no change or a decrease. The tax levy is the total amount to be raised each year according to the City budget. It is not directly affected by reassessment.
The Rochester Housing Quality Task Force was convened in February of 2022 and given 90 days to develop policies and programs to improve and enhance housing quality in Rochester.
Content of neighborhood businesses that were successful in receiving grants for their business.