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CJS Architects is honored to be a part of significant projects throughout the community. The press our work receives is not only a testament to our impact on the area but also the relevance of our projects.

April 16, 2018

Upper Niagara Street is Hot

Upper Niagara Street has seen a number of new projects both large and small in the past few years. They, along with streetscape upgrades now out to bid by the City, promise big improvements to the street. The neighborhood is transforming from a predominantly industrial past to a mixed-use future and has attracted a few of the bigger names in local development circles including Ciminelli Real Estate and Ellicott Development. Here’s a look at what is happening.

April 10, 2018

Taking shape inside and out

Tour of YMCA's new facility-in-progress reveals promise of a bright future

March 1, 2018

A New Neighborhood Will Replace a Sunken Rochester Highway

Rochester’s Inner Loop freeway is like a moat surrounding downtown, a sunken highway severing surrounding neighborhoods from the city center. But piece by piece, the city is starting to fix this great mistake of the Interstate era.

February 26, 2018

Tenants Announced for The Cooperage

After closing on the purchase of the historic E. & B. Holmes Machinery Company Building Complex, Ellicott Development has released further details pertaining to the plans for the site, known as The Cooperage.

January 31, 2018

Jewish Community Center of Greater Rochester

Pool with a view.