4 Mix Place, Batavia, NY 14020

Batavia, NY • Finger Lakes

smartDESIGN Architecture Historic Mix Place Adaptive Reuse

4 Mix Place, Batavia, NY 14020

Approved

What is it? · Identity & scale

Project type
Adaptive Reuse
Review stage
Approved

Who & what? · Context & documents

Developer / applicant entity
smartDESIGN Architecture, PLLC
Estimated investment / project cost
$480K
Reviewing board
IDA / LDC

Site notes

$480,000 adaptive reuse and historic preservation of a vacant local historic landmark at 4 Mix Place in the City of Batavia into professional architecture and engineering offices for smartDESIGN Architecture, PLLC (retaining 12 FTEs displaced by the closure of the Harvester Center facility). Genesee County Economic Development Center (GCEDC) held a public hearing on August 5, 2025 and adopted the Final Authorizing Resolution on September 4, 2025 for property tax abatement on the $420,420 net assessment increase.

Public record & decisions

Applicant Claims

Restores a long-vacant historic Batavia landmark whose assessed value had fallen from $285,000 to $154,000 and retains 12 professional jobs in the City of Batavia.

Staff / Agency Concerns

Previously approved by the City of Batavia for professional office use; structured strictly on the $420,420 incremental assessment increase above the $213,000 base value.

Public Testimony

No public comments voiced or submitted at the August 5, 2025 public hearing (closed at 3:41 PM per official GCEDC minutes).

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