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  • Plans released for Bull’s Head revitalization project in Rochester

    NY Construction Report │ February 1, 2024 DevelopROC presented its proposed preliminary plan for the revitalization of Rochester’s Bull’s Head Neighborhood on Jan. 22. DevelopROC, a consortium of experienced local and national stakeholders, includes locally based US Ceiling Corp., Pensacola, Fla.-based The Dawson Co., Philadelphia-based Shift Capital, Chicago-based Brinshore Development, and Atlanta-based The Oughtness Group. As…

  • Inside look: Plans for Bull’s Head revitalization project in Rochester

    WROC │ January 28, 2024 This January, Rochester got its first look at plans for the redevelopment of the Bull’s Head neighborhood. The project has been decades in the making, and developer Dawson Co. – and its subsidiary for the work, DevelopROC – presented plans in a public meeting in St. Mary’s in the neighborhood…

  • Bull’s Head revitalization plan previewed

    Rochester Beacon │ January 24, 2024 Melissa James-Geska stood at the St. Mary’s Campus of Rochester Regional Health, where she was born, as she outlined updates for the Bull’s Head revitalization project. One of the oldest neighborhoods in southwest Rochester, where West Main, Genesee, Brown streets and Chili and West avenues converge, Bull’s Head is…

  • Developers ready to move forward with revitalization of Bull’s Head

    Rochester Business Journal │ January 23, 2024 There was a time, albeit decades ago, when the Bull’s Head section of Rochester was a thriving hub of commerce, a fiercely proud gateway from the west side’s 19th Ward to downtown. Today that neighborhood is the definition of disinvestment. Grocers departed long ago. So did banks; as did…

  • DevelopROC presents new plans to transform Bull’s Head neighborhood

    WHAM │ January 22, 2024 Rochester, N.Y. — New life is coming to the Bull’s Head neighborhood. The team at DevelopROC presented their plans to transform the area, which has experienced significant disinvestment over several decades. The spring work begins on a new ESL Branch, and demolition begins in parts of the neighborhood’s plaza. Throughout the revitalization…

  • Get an early look at Bull’s Head redevelopment plans; public meeting set for Monday evening

    WXXI News │ January 22, 2024 Initial plans for redeveloping the old Bull’s Head Plaza and other nearby properties envision a dense urban village with nearly 800 apartments. A public meeting is set for 6 p.m. Monday at the St. Mary’s Campus. “What the ultimate final project looks like, you know, we will see,” said…

  • Public invited to share input for Bull’s Head Revitalization project

    Rochester Business Journal │ January 2, 2024 Public input will be sought when developers heading the Bull’s Head Revitalization project convene later this month. DevelopROC, the team behind transformation of the Bull’s Head neighborhood, will update the public on project progress at 6 p.m. on Jan. 22 at the first floor meeting room of the…

  • Bull’s Head Revitalization gets its first tenant: A full-service ESL branch

    Rochester First │ December 15, 2023 The Bull’s Head area in Rochester is poised for large-scale redevelopment and revitalization soon, as the project has landed its first tenant: A full-service ESL branch is expected to open sometime in 2025. It will be the third branch within the city limits for ESL. “There are no other…