On September 19, our design team joined Rochester Management Inc. and state and local officials for a ribbon cutting ceremony for the first phase of the Cobbs Hill Village modernization project Rochester. The building is the first phase of a three-phase project to replace the aging senior apartment complex, originally built in 1957.
The next two phases of the Cobbs Hill Village development will include the new construction of an additional 40-unit building to replace 40 existing apartments, as well as the new construction of 24 garden-style townhomes to replace 20 existing units over the next two years.
“This first phase of Cobbs Hill Village helps replace an aging development and allows these 40 senior households to live independently and enjoy all the benefits a modern home can provide,” said New York Governor Kathy Hochul.
All the new 104 homes will continue to be affordable to senior households aged 55 and older whose incomes are at or below 80 percent of the Area Median Income. As part of an agreement between the City of Rochester and the project’s developer Rochester Management, Inc., existing residents will pay the same rent as they did before the project for the duration of their tenancy at Cobbs Hill Village. Existing residents will be relocated to the new apartments before the existing buildings are demolished.
Residents will have amenities to help them age in place, including patios or decks in each unit, elevators, fitness rooms, computer labs, gathering spaces and proximity to Cobbs Hill Park, promoting community connectivity and health. Each unit may be easily adapted to accommodate any changes in mobility as the resident ages.
The buildings have high-efficiency heating, low-flow plumbing, and ENERGY STAR® appliances which will provide climate-friendly, healthy, energy-efficient homes for residents. They are designed to achieve New York State Energy and Research Development Authority New Construction – Housing Program standards.
“Our seniors deserve to age in place with grace and dignity, and I am excited to see the residents of Cobbs Hill have the opportunity to move into their beautiful, affordable new homes,” said Community Preservation Corporation Vice President and Mortgage Office Miriam Zinter. “The transformation that is happening here will help to continue the revitalization of the community and deliver a new resource of affordable housing that will serve the Cobbs Hill community for yours to come.”
SWBR provides architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, and structural engineering design services for the project.
Read the NYS HCR announcement here: Governor Hochul Announces Completion of $48 Million, 40-Unit Affordable Housing Complex for Seniors in Rochester | Homes and Community Renewal (ny.gov)