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Monroe County is a community of entrepreneurs and visionaries. A community that is innovative and forward-thinking. A community focused on creating jobs and growing our economy. A community that invests in its future.
Renaissance Square is an exciting joint development project that combines a transit center, an urban college campus and a performing arts center in the heart of our Center City. It will recreate downtown Rochester and enhance our community’s economic, educational and cultural vitality.
Renaissance Square is the largest development project in the history of Monroe County and is expected to create 1,200 construction jobs. In addition, this first-class center for education, transportation and the arts will increase activity downtown and be a catalyst for private investment and more jobs.
Renaissance Square has received bipartisan support from our State and Federal Delegations. Thanks to their efforts in securing significant funding, Renaissance Square is moving from vision to reality. Private fundraising is also an important part of the project.
Renaissance Square is a visionary project that will stand as another example of our community’s innovative leadership and collaborative success. It’s just one way we are working to enhance the quality of life in our region by creating more jobs and building a stronger, more vibrant economy.
Maggie Brooks
Monroe County Executive
Renaissance Square is a joint development project that combines a transit center, an urban college campus and a performing arts center in the heart of our Center City. It will help recreate downtown Rochester and enhance our community’s economic, educational and cultural vitality. The project is expected to create 1,200 construction jobs.
Renaissance Square project partners include Monroe County, the City of Rochester, Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority, Monroe Community College and the Arts & Cultural Council for Greater Rochester. Project partners formed the Main & Clinton Local Development Corporation to oversee the project’s design and construction.
Moshe Safdie, our Design Architect, is one of the world’s leading experts on architecture and urban design. Moshe’s projects, which include residential, cultural, educational, mixed-use and full-scale urban plans, are acclaimed throughout the globe. He and his firm, Moshe Safdie and Associates, work closely with members of the local architectural team, The Associates. The Associates is a joint venture of LaBella Associates, SWBR Architects, Bergmann Associates and DeWolff Partnership. The other local design consultants include Erdman Anthony (Mechanical/Electrical Engineer), Passero Associates (Civil/Structural Engineer), and construction consultants LeChase Construction, The Pike Company, LeCesse Construction and DiMarco Constructors.