Iron Smoke Distillery buys its Fairport home, plans upgrades

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Iron Smoke Distillery, the Fairport maker of applewood-smoked bourbon, has bought the building it has rented since 2014, paying $1.75 million for its manufacturing space. The move comes as craft distillers across the country have faced declining sales and closures. Through an entity called...

Greece offers property tax exemption to veterans with disabilities

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The Town of Greece announced its decision to opt into New York’s new property tax exemption. The town announced that it opted in to the exemption, which may fully exempt the primary residence of qualifying disabled veterans from property taxes. “Offering this exemption is one meaningful way the Town of Greece […]

The Towns Around Rochester, New York Where Retirees Say $3,500 A Month Covers Everything

Nobody dreams of retirement just to spend every morning worrying about the electric bill. The whole point is having more freedom, with enough money left to actually enjoy it. Around Rochester, New York, smaller towns are giving budget conscious retirees a reason to reconsider what $3,500 a month might buy.

New York is giving Greece $5M to buy part of the local mall and build housing

The development at The Mall at Greece Ridge is likely years away, officials said, and could include office and retail as well as community spaces.

Rochester Affordable Housing Project Comes Online

Half of the units are reserved for individuals who have faced homelessness. DePaul, along with Finger Lakes Area Counseling and Recovery Agency, Person Centered Housing Options and the Rochester Interfaith Development Corp., has opened True North Apartments, a 70-unit affordable housing community in Rochester, N.Y. The project represents a $39...

Vacant homes near Rochester airport being demolished

CHILI, N.Y. — Months after a News10NBC Investigation, Monroe County-owned vacant homes near the Rochester airport are now being demolished. Crews were seen working on Beahan Road in Chili on the west side of the airport runway Tuesday afternoon. Chief Investigative Reporter Berkeley Brean first exposed the row of rundown homes back in June, which led to a vote to tear down the homes in September.

Rochester is looking for a construction proposals as the convention center moves toward its next phase

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The city of Rochester is moving forward with plans to modernize the Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center. The $59.6 million project is funded by New York state and is part of the ROC the Riverway plan. Construction began two years ago and is expected to be finished by the end of 2026. Now, the city is opening up the next phase of design to a new construction firm.

Rochester's only approved homeless encampment cleared for revival after years on hiatus

The project to bring Peace Village back to life took so long that the company which produced its tiny shelters has since gone out of business.

CNB set to take K2’s taproom

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Canandaigua National Bank and Trust Co. was the only bidder Friday at a foreclosure auction for K2 Brothers Brewing’s former taproom on Empire Boulevard, taking the property with a $1,000 bid. The auction at the Monroe County Hall of Justice in downtown Rochester...

Housing market shifting in Finger Lakes region

A historic boathouse inspired this $13M Skaneateles Lake home — and its charm goes far beyond the shoreline

An historic boathouse inspired the design of Gary and Linda Dower's house on Skaneateles Lake.

Upstate New York bucking national housing slowdown

Upstate New York markets — Rochester, Syracuse, Buffalo, Binghamton — rank among the Northeast's hottest, with tight inventory and fast sales. Rochester leads at 1.1 months' supply and 21 days to contract. Syracuse has 1.6 months' supply and a $325,000 median. Micron's planned chip plant promises long-term demand growth. AI Summary.

Proposed 412-unit housing development draws concerns in Honeoye Falls

Honeoye Falls, N.Y. — A proposed development that could bring more than 400 new homes and apartments to Honeoye Falls drew a crowd of residents to a Zoning Board of Appeals meeting Monday night. The proposed Copperfield development calls for 242 single-family homes and a multifamily site with 170...

Honeoye Falls proposal for 200 homes, 37 townhomes, and 170 apartments draws concerns

HONEOYE FALLS, N.Y. — Some residents in Honeoye Falls are pushing back against a proposed housing development that could bring hundreds of new people to the village. The village is considering a project that would add 200 single-family homes, 37 townhomes and 170 apartment units to a community with a population of just under 3,000 […]

Housing market shifting in Finger Lakes region

HILTON, N.Y. (WROC) — Tom Fox has been scratching his head. Fox, a realtor with Keller Williams’ Anthony Butera Team, knew the housing market would cool a smidge as it always does this time of year, but this year, he says, is different. “We still have homes in Pittsford, Penfield and Greece that are at […]

Seneca County real estate: See all residential properties sold, Sept. 14-27

The following is a listing of all residential property transfers in Seneca County reported from the week of Sept. 14 to the week of Sept. 27. There were 8 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 2,223-square-foot property on Christler Road in Waterloo that sold for $579,900.

Cayuga County real estate: See all residential properties sold, Sept. 21-27

The following is a listing of all residential property transfers in Cayuga County reported during the week of Sept. 21. There were 12 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 1,008-square-foot property on Throop Avenue in Auburn that sold for $180,000.

Walk with Me: Inside Ibero’s push to expand affordable housing in Rochester

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — For more than three decades, the Ibero-American Development Corporation has worked to expand affordable housing in Rochester, transforming both new and historic properties into places families can call home. This week on “Walk With Me,” News 8’s Theresa Marsenburg gets an inside look at IADC’s growing housing portfolio and how the […]

Rochester Home Prices Rise While Homes Fly Off the Market

Rochester stayed brutally fast and pricey, leaving buyers with little time and less leverage.