Downtown is Fun
Experience Downtown Definitely Events – great new experiences to bring the community together from food and festivals to music and movies.
Midday Bash Movies With a Downtown View RPO Under the Stars Play Day on the Riverway Fall Fest View All Events
- The new image of snapshot city
Downtown is where innovation and culture thrive. It is a kinetic and diverse place that is everybody’s neighborhood. Downtown is where the whole community comes together.
Downtown Is Innovative
Downtown is where innovation and culture thrive. It is a kinetic and diverse place that is everybody’s neighborhood. Downtown is where the whole community comes together.
Downtown Is Dynamic
Downtown is where innovation and culture thrive. It is a kinetic and diverse place that is everybody’s neighborhood. Downtown is where the whole community comes together.
Why Downtown Rochester?
Downtown living is on the rise.
More than 10,000 residents and college students now call downtown home. If you haven't been downtown lately, you don't know downtown!
Investment is booming.
More than $2.5 B. has been invested in downtown since 2000. Downtown Rochester is the fastest growing area in the region, and private investor confidence is at an all-time high.
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Downtown Definitely Events
Experience Downtown with Downtown Definitely Events! Food, festivals, and shopping — to music, movies, and art, Downtown Definitely delivers great new experiences to bring the community together.
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$615 million
In Development projects in the pipeline
Over $615 million is being invested in downtown at the beginning of 2022 by both the private and public sectors.
5 million +
Yearly visitors coming to downtown
World-class festivals, museums, concerts, performances, art venues, sporting events, and food options keep visitors coming back for more.
7.6%
Downtown rental vacancy rate
A total of 53 downtown commercial buildings are being or have been converted to residential and mixed-use since the year 2000, and 20 new residential projects have been built.
48,000
People currently working downtown
From the newest innovation companies, government, corporations and firms, to a host of creative enterprises, downtown’s workforce has a wide spectrum of talent and a strong emphasis on collaboration.
Current Investments
The urban landscape is changing. With nearly a billion dollars invested in projects under development downtown, here are a few highlights.
Find your perfect office space.
More than 90 buildings downtown offer competitive office space ranging from industrial lofts to corner offices with an urban view. Check out this page for search options, market reports, and business resources.
You’ll want to live here, trust us.
With Lofts, apartment & townhomes, downtown has over 4,800 housing units in 12 neighborhoods. See what’s available and check out the neighborhood stories.