Local Site Contractor Will Address All Site Construction for New Student Housing

Monroe Roadways was recently awarded the contract for all related site work, utilities and paving for new construction of the Upper Quad Residence Hall, located adjacent to Keogh and Kearney Hall, on the St. John Fisher College campus in the Town of Pittsford, NY. Work is currently underway, with completion expected by August of 2019.

“We are proud to collaborate on yet another substantial project with St. John Fisher College, and continue our growing relationship,” said Monroe Roadways President, Jeff Taylor. “With this significant investment in student housing on campus, Fisher stays committed to the Rochester community by expanding the infrastructure and landscape of the college to better serve student needs.”

Located in the heart of the campus, the Upper Quad Residence Hall will house approximately 150 undergraduate students annually, addressing student demand for on-campus living space. The 47,700 square foot building will include 80 bedrooms, four quiet study spaces, and social, learning, and recreational common areas across three floors. The building will also feature a kitchen, as well as laundry and recycling facilities on each floor.

About St. John Fisher College
As an independent institution in the Catholic tradition of American higher education, St. John Fisher College emphasizes the liberal arts, offering programs in traditional academic disciplines as well as more directly career-oriented fields. The College is composed of five schools: the School of Arts and Sciences; the School of Business; the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. School of Education; the Wegmans School of Nursing; and the Wegmans School of Pharmacy. Each school is accredited by regional, national, and/or international accrediting bodies. Fisher offers undergraduate majors in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, business, education, and nursing, as well as several pre-professional programs. The College also offers a variety of master’s and doctoral programs; a fully online program and several online courses are part of the curriculum mix as well. For more information, please www.sjfc.edu.

Local Site Contractor Breaks Ground for New Mixed-Income Housing Project

Monroe Roadways was recently awarded the site contract to provide site clearing and demolition, earthwork, foundation excavations, utility construction, concrete curbs and sidewalks, and asphalt paving for new construction of The Eastman Reserve. Monroe Roadways is working in conjunction with local affordable housing developer PathStone Corporation on the 17-building development located along the western portion of Eastman Avenue in the City of Rochester, a former parking lot at the neighboring Eastman Business Park. Work is currently underway, with completion by spring of 2020.

“Monroe looks forward to continuing our relationship with PathStone during this community renewal housing project,” said Monroe Roadways President, Jeff Taylor. “This significant investment will provide indispensable high quality affordable homes for City of Rochester residents.”

The $52.9 million project will include 187 rental units, with 27 to be filled by homeless young adults who will have access to on-site support services. The development is part of New York’s Homes and Community Renewal initiative. Rental units will be available for residents who earn between 60 percent and 130 percent of the area median income.

About PathStone Corporation
PathStone is a non-profit organization founded in 1969. Their focus is to provide services to farmworkers, low-income families and economically depressed communities throughout New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Ohio, Indiana, Vermont, Virginia and Puerto Rico. With support from federal, state, local, faith-based and private sources, PathStone has successfully operated a wide array of programs.

About Monroe Roadways
Headquartered in Fairport, New York, Monroe Roadways has been performing site construction services for clients across Western New York for over fifty years. Thousands of successfully completed projects are a direct result of full commitment to their work. With Monroe Roadways, rest assured that your job will be done right and built to last. For more information, and a chance to address your next site development construction needs, please visit www.MonroeRoadways.com or call 585-223-2660.

Local Site Contractor Breaks Ground for New Mixed-Income Housing Project