PAETEC Headquarters

PAETEC Headquarters is a building proposed and approved for construction in Rochester, New York. It would serve as the new headquarters for the Rochester-based telecommunications company, PAETEC Holding Corp. Its proposed height is 40 floors with a LEED-certified rooftop garden and proposed year is 2012. The proposed PAETEC building will sit on the southeast corner of the intersection of Main Street and Clinton Avenue, taking advantage of both the refreshed (abated) skeletal structure of the former Seneca Building and adjacency to an enormous underground parking facility (1600+spaces) and truck tunnel. In addition to reusing the Seneca structure, PAETEC revealed plans at an RDDC luncheon in June 2010 that detailed the construction of a semi-transparent NOC on the north side of the building with viewing lines for pedestrians into its command center, additional office space on the south side of the structure, as well as retail on the first floor.^[1]

The new downtown headquarters for PAETEC is part of a redevelopment plan and the state of New York is using a 40 million dollar state grant to clear the Midtown site.^[2][3]

Rochester Mayor Robert Duffy wants to see the project done. "I want to see Midtown Plaza go down and a new Midtown start to go up, PAETEC headquarters, Midtown Tower." ^[4]

Midtown Plaza

It was announced on October 16, 2007 that Midtown Plaza will be knocked down to make way for the new PAETEC headquarters via eminent domain. Midtown Plaza is the first urban indoor mall in the United States.^[5]

References

1. ^ List of tallest buildings in Rochester, New York#Tallest under construction, approved and proposed
2. ^ Bud Lowell Midtown Plaza Redevelopment Moving Forward March 19, 2009 XI Public Media for Rochester
3. ^ Windmills on top of PAETEC Tower whec.vom
4. ^ http://www.13wham.com/news/local/story/Mayor-Sets-Agenda-for-Second-Term/x9Koyr4XsUmASm9l9Tf8eA.cspx
5. ^ Midtown to be demolished; Paetec HQ to rise on site Rochester Business Journal