The recommendations that stemmed from the
City-Wide Rochester Housing Market Study are now complete and can be
downloaded below.
Rochester Housing Market Study Recommendations (17.06 MB, PDF)
The City-Wide Rochester Housing Market Study explores Rochester's many facets to develop a comprehensive neighborhood and housing strategy to guide and coordinate the activities of City agencies, not-for-profit organizations and private stakeholders. While a key objective is to understand the depth and breadth of Rochester's housing market, this Study is much more than a market assessment. The information collected and organized in this document represents a comprehensive and objective assessment of both the positive and negative trends affecting the City. All of Rochester's communities have the potential to be vibrant, diverse and healthy given the right mixture of thoughtful public, private and community leadership. This Study seeks to provide a framework through which to 'see' the City and its many possibilities.
The following City-Wide Housing Market Analysis represents the first phase of this Study. The Analysis is broken into five sections and can be downloaded below.
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Introduction and Executive Summary (5.09 MB, PDF)
What is the purpose of the Analysis and its key findings?
Rochester Atlas
Where is the City now? A review of the socio-economic and physical characteristics of Rochester and its neighborhoods.
Neighborhood By the Numbers (4.29 MB, PDF)
How can neighborhood health be measured? How competitive is each neighborhood locally and regionally? An assessment of Rochester’s neighborhoods, including a replicable process for measuring the health of each community, is provided. The analysis identifies six neighborhood “types” based on available data, which will form the basis of investment policies and recommendations developed in the last phase of this Study.
Market Potential (4.84 MB, PDF)
What is the potential future for the City? A comprehensive picture of the City’s market potential based on IRS, Census, Claritas and other data. Market demand was projected for the City as a whole, downtown Rochester and four different neighborhoods.
Housing System (12.64 MB, PDF)
What resources are available to meet the housing needs and demands in the City? Are these resources effectively used? An analysis of the use of public and private funds, local housing programs and services, vacant land management and disposition, and the development review and permitting process.
Interface Studio Appendix (1.21 MB, PDF)
ZVA Appendix of Tables (2.51 MB, PDF)
ZVA Full Appendix (7.54 MB, PDF)
Stay tuned, the Study's recommendations are coming soon.
