Morgan Communities founder Bob Morgan sits in his office overlooking downtown Rochester, gesturing toward the skyline that bears his vision. The real estate developer and philanthropist has spent over four decades transforming this upstate New York city, one project at a time.
“When I look out this window, I don’t see what Rochester was; I see what it’s becoming.” Bob Morgan, 2023 Rochester Business Hall of Famer, mentions.
For more than four decades, Morgan has been the architect of Rochester’s development. His story begins not with grand visions of development, but with a single gunshot that changed everything. That moment of violence became the start of a career that would help build Rochester’s landscape and redefine what it means to create thriving and growing communities.
Back Where It All Started
Morgan’s exceptional eye for real estate development stems from decades of experience traveling across the Midwest and Texas. His travels gave him a unique perspective on urban potential that others might overlook. At that time, he recognized that Rochester seemed like the last place that was undeveloped…