Are you a developer looking to invest in Rochester?
Vacant residential structures are available and will be sold to qualified purchasers who agree to be solely responsible for the rehabilitation of the properties. All structures are sold in as-is condition.
To participate a purchaser must demonstrate:
- Sufficient capital to fund the purchase and repair the structures. ($20,000 per property). A developer is limited to a total of 3 projects with the City at one time.
- Applicant must not own any property in the City of Rochester with uncorrected code violations, unpaid tickets or fines, or unpaid property taxes or liens for prior tax years at the time of submission.
- Applicant or any member of applicant’s team or immediate family must not have lost any property to the City via an In-Rem Tax Foreclosure within the past five years or had a purchase contract with the City cancelled for non-performance within the past three years.
- Applicants who indicate intention to occupy the property once rehabilitated will be given priority.
The City will sell each property to the highest bidder who indicates they will be an owner occupant. If no owner occupant bids are received, the highest non-owner occupant bid will be selected. The minimum bid for each property is noted below. To qualify to purchase these properties submit this application. The City of Rochester will contact you with showing availability once purchaser eligibility has been confirmed.
Call (585) 428-6951 or email realestate@cityofrochester.gov with questions.
Vacant Houses Available for Purchase: