"With Conifer Realty LLC's plan for River Park Commons on Mount Hope Avenue now imminent, South Wedge organizers and merchants say they look forward to the property's extreme makeover and its prospect to spur development nearby. Central to Confier's plan for the seven-acre parcel at 185-405 Mount Hope Avenue is the razing of four low-rise buildings, making way for 130 market rate and affordable flats and townhouses. The developer will rename those units Erie Harbor. Built in 1975 as subsidized housing, River Park Commons will undergo its first phase of demolition this spring. The plan calls for replacing the failing low-rise buildings, significantly refurbishing the existing tower and improving access to the Genesee River." M. Scott Allen of GAR Associates, Inc. completed a real estate appraisal of this property in November 2007.

Rochester Business Journal
December 12, 2008