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Heritage Preservation
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Civic Engagement
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Diversity and Inclusion
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Financial Stress/Homelessness
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Housing: Affordable Rate
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Housing: Market Rate
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Governance/Public Policy
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Health & Wellness
Led by : Coalition for Rochester Area Housing
Description Published in February 2014, the Maxfield study found that the vacancy rate for affordable senior rentals was 0.8 percent in December, compared to a 4.6 percent vacancy in senior market rate housing. To meet the anticipated demand, the report suggests that an average of 126 affordable senior housing units need to be built annually through 2020, compared to the average of 8 units a year that were added from 2006 to 2012. The demand for market rate senior housing is expected to go from adding 16 units a year to an average of 251 a year. Many such projects are already under construction or in the pipeline for coming years.
Impacting:
Housing: Market Rate
Led by : 501 on First
Description Fifth stree SW and Second Av, residential and retail
Impacting:
Best Practice
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Business Process
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Financial Stress/Homelessness
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Housing: Affordable Rate
Led by : Center City Housing
Description A project for homeless families in the Rochester area is seeking funding for what the planners are calling the "Empowerment Center" to be housed in a former elementary school.
Center City Housing Corp., a nonprofit based in Duluth, announced Thursday that more than 80 percent of those that participated in a campaign planning study support the idea of turning the East Gage School site into a community center, to be called the Empowerment Center.
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Housing: Affordable Rate
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Central Station
Led by : Joseph Development
Description $4.9M - Central Station:
A downtown development that has garnered favor with city officials for providing affordable housing is on track to win the city's approval. The Rochester Planning and Zoning Commission on Wednesday reviewed a final development plan for the Flats on First, a 68-unit apartment building formerly referred to as The Downtowner. The commission previously had recommended denial of the development's preliminary plat, but the city council gave approval based on the city's desperate need for affordable housing in light of Destination Medical Center plans.
Impacting:
Education
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Adult Education
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Children & Youth
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Diversity and Inclusion
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Financial Stress/Homelessness
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Housing: Affordable Rate
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Special Needs
Led by : Center City Housing
Description As the city of Rochester continues to grow and develop, concerns remain for those who have been left in the margins.
"Whether it be folks in the probation system, folks in our social services or public assistance system, we see it all over," said Paul Fleissner, director of Olmsted County Community Services.
Soon, the former Gage East Elementary will offer relief to Med City's marginalized. On Tuesday, the Olmsted County Board of Commissioners approved an $11 million plan to build a housing complex for the homeless on the site.
Impacting:
Housing: Market Rate
Led by : TBD
Description Short and long-term luxury furnished and unfurnished apartment living on the Zumbro River Waterfront. A short walk to Mayo Clinic campus and downtown. Bike, walk, run, and play in the park or on the trails right outside your door.
Impacting:
Health & Wellness
Led by : Rochester Olmsted County Area Planning
Description Rochester is a growing community and that growth is anticipated to continue. Growth and change presents both opportunities and challenges. Long-range planning is needed to position the City to address its long-term needs; to be resilient; to support changing demographics; and to address housing demand, multi-modal transportation needs, growth in jobs and visitors, and more; while working with finite resources. Rochester’s long-range planning effort, referred to as “Planning to Succeed” or P2S, will update the City’s Comprehensive Plan.
