Building Community Through Homeownership
This development is not just about eleven townhomes. It is about healing a historic wound. It is about ensuring that, as Rochester evolves, those who endured the consequences of past planning decisions are not left behind again.
The Vision of 125 Charlotte St
11 Affordable Townhomes in Rochester’s Downtown, Center City
Affordable, community-focused housing that creates generational wealth and strengthens neighborhoods.
Quick Facts:
11 Townhomes
2BR/2.5BA with ADU (Accessory Dwelling Unit) or Garage
Income-Qualified (= 60% Area Median Income)
Energy-Efficient Design
Walk Score: 87 (Very Walkable)
Future Homeownership. Built for this Neighborhood.
125 Charlotte Street offers a rare opportunity: affordable townhomes designed for long-term homeownership in Downtown Rochester, Center City.
Each home includes an income-generating ADU (Accessory Dwelling Unit) or dedicated garage space, giving you flexibility as your life evolves.
These aren’t luxury condos or a rental investment. This is neighbors investing in neighbors.
Why Hinge Homes Exists
From President Shawn Dunwoody
I grew up on the north side of the Inner Loop.
Before I knew zoning maps or transportation policy, I knew what it felt like to cross that overpass and feel like you were entering a different world. South of the Loop—tree-lined streets, historic homes. North of the Loop—Marketview Heights, resilience, families holding it down despite decades of disinvestment. That divide didn't happen by accident.
In the 1950s, Interstate 490 and the Inner Loop carved through Rochester, demolishing hundreds of homes and displacing families. Marketview Heights—a working-class community of primarily Black and Latino residents—bore the brunt. The Loop became more than infrastructure. It became a barrier. A line drawn through a city.
In 2018, Suzanne Mayer and I co-founded Hinge Neighbors with a simple mission: bring together the communities divided by the Inner Loop before redevelopment began. Not after. Before.
For eight years, we listened. And one message surfaced again and again: Not just housing. Not just development. But ownership.
When the City of Rochester issued a call for proposals for 125 Charlotte Street, we responded—not as outside developers, but as neighbors.
This isn't just about eleven townhomes. It's about healing a historic wound and ensuring that those who endured past planning decisions are not left behind again.