A city neighborhood that has seen significant new housing development over the past two decades is about to get more.
Rochester’s Cornerstone Group and the city’s Land Bank are teaming up to build 15 single-family houses and attached townhouses in the JOSANA neighborhood north of downtown.
“Homeownership has become clearly a much bigger priority from the city and the state, the county too,” said Ryan Brandt, vice president of development with Cornerstone. “I think it’s … as unattainable as it’s ever been, right?”
The affordable housing developer already has built 91 rental units in JOSANA, adding to the more than 60 houses built by Greater Rochester Habitat for Humanity. Rochester Housing Authority also has gotten involved. This latest project will bring the total new housing development to 185 units and more than $40 million invested, city records show…