Welcome to the

High Falls Business
Improvement District

We conserve the Historic High Falls District of Downtown Rochester, NY with outreach and restoration.

High Falls Business Improvement District – Formed in 2001 to create a special Tax District earmarked for Improvements for the betterment of the High Falls District. Each year the BID Board decides (with input from the Neighborhood Association) what improvements to be made to improve the Beautification, Marketing or Promotion of this Historic District.  The BID Board is made up of five Property owners, One Tenant and Three City representatives.

Hochstein at High Falls Lunch Hour Summer Concert Series

This noontime, lunch hour summer concert series features the sounds of local musicians in the city’s High Falls District. Hochstein at High Falls concerts begin at 12:10 pm on Thursday afternoons in the outer parking lot at 4 Commercial Street, corner of Browns Race.

Save the Date

Dinner on the Bridge is Back

Join all of High Falls in celebrating the Renovation of the Pont de Rennes Bridge, the remediation of the former Beebee site and the beginning of the initial framework plan for our new State Park at High Falls.  Find out more - https://highfallsstateparkny.com/

High Falls BID Survey

The High Falls Business Improvement District (BID) manages a manages a special tax district in High Falls which uses collected monies to fund improvements to the district. 

We are seeking YOUR input on how we can improve the High Falls Historic District that includes the area bordered by State Street, the Inner Loop, Brown Street, and the Genesee River, and support the creation of the new High Falls State Park. 

Please respond by July 28th.

Survey Prize: All survey participants who respond by July 28th are automatically entered into a drawing for a brand-new iPad Air!! (Estimated Value $500) Winners will be contacted via email by August 15th.