The elegant iron-railing balconies were once catwalks where guards stood watch over the inmates to make sure they didn’t try to break out. If you look closely, you can still see the outline of the ...

A long-vacant former hotel in the heart of downtown Rochester will be the subject of a demolition hearing next month. The high-rise at 65-67 Chestnut St., which opened in 1915 as the Richford Hotel, ...

The owner of the decrepit Richford Hotel building in the heart of downtown is putting forward a plan to save it from being demolished. In late August, the city of Rochester declared the high-rise at ...

The logjam may finally be breaking at the Ridpath Hotel. Developer Ron Wells, whose fine touch with condos and historical properties is well-established, has begun purchasing units at the decrepit ...