St. Thomas Redevelopment Community Charrette

690 Thomas Avenue,Rochester NY 14617

16 November, 2022

Description

We are extending an invitation to you to please join us on Wednesday, Nov 16, for the first meeting to discuss our vision and to hear your feedback and ideas on how best to proceed. The design charrette will be held at 6:30pm at the St. Paul Exempt Firemen's Home, 690 Thomas Ave. Due to the size of the venue we are limiting the first discussion meeting to 75 individuals registered for the event. We will further promote the event outside of social media with a mailer to the nearby geography for future events. We currently are considering two possible concepts for repurposing the former school building. A commercial use could feature, for example, a coffee shop, event space, day care, artist studios, offices, and warehouse or storage space on the lower level. A second possibility is to convert the building into high-end, market-rate apartments at rents that would be less than the cost of owning a home in Irondequoit. Another possible approach would be a mixed-use project combining elements of the commercial and residential concepts. Based on the results and feedback from this session we will develop more salient concepts to discuss at additional meetings.