Medical Arts Building 277 Alexander Street

In 1929, the Noyes Mansion was torn down to make way for the exciting new Medical Arts Building. Constructed in popular art deco style, the building served as the center for doctors, dentists and other health care providers to more effectively and conveniently serve their patients.

Like the other well-known art deco buildings in Rochester—Times Square Building, Little Theater and the Reynolds Arcade—the Medical Arts building featured angular, geometric shapes, black decorative details and streamlined aerodynamic design principles that mimicked the modern industrial age. After more than seven decades, the ten-story, 71,000-square-foot building had lost its largely medical clientele and much of its art deco detail. Flower City Management purchased the building with the purpose of restoring it to it's former glory.

Today, the Medical Arts Building is being transformed into an exciting new urban destination with upscale retail, commercial and Manhattan-style garden apartments conveniently located near downtown, the East End entertainment district and Park Avenue. Plumbing, electrical, fire protection, security, communications and windows have all been upgraded. And the building features a state-of-the-art high-efficiency heating and air conditioning system.

With the vision of Flower City Management and the Billone Family, this landmark will once again become an important part of Rochester's future.