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Children’s Institute
205 Saint Paul St.
Rochester, New York 14604
(585) 295-1000 (phone)
(585) 295-1090 (fax)

  • Our address is 205 St. Paul Street, however in Maps (on iPhone) it refers to this street as the Genesee Riverway Trail. They are one and the same!
  • Using 205 Saint Paul St. in your GPS will take you to the front of the building.
  • Our Visitor parking lot is off N. Water St., so you may wish to use this in your GPS.
 

Also located with us at 205 St. Paul Street:

Greater Rochester Summer Learning Association (GRSLA)
ROC the Future Alliance (RTFA)
Early Childhood Education Quality Council (ECEQC)
Rochester International Children's Film Festival

Rochester-area hotel information

From the west (Buffalo):  Exit the NYS Thruway (I90) at Exit 47. Follow I-490 eastbound to Exit 13. Continue onto Inner Loop. Take the exit toward Downtown/St Paul St/Clinton Ave. and immediately turn right onto N. Water St. and left onto Cumberland St. Then park in Visitor Parking at the back and the left side of the building.

From the east (Syracuse): Exit the NYS Thruway (I-90) at Exit 45. Follow I-490 westbound to Exit 13. Continue onto Inner Loop. Take the exit toward Downtown/St Paul St/Clinton Ave. and immediately turn right onto N. Water St. and left onto Cumberland St. Then park in Visitor Parking at the back and the left side of the building.

From the south (Corning): Follow I-390 North to Exit 15, I-590 North. Follow I-590 North to Exit 5, I-490 West. Follow I-490 westbound to Exit 13. Continue onto Inner Loop. Take the exit toward Downtown/St Paul St/Clinton Ave. and immediately turn right onto N. Water St. and left onto Cumberland St. Then park in Visitor Parking at the back and the left side of the building.

From St. Paul Street: If you are on St. Paul Street, go west on Andrews Street and then north on N. Water St. Take a right just after the Water Street Music Hall (and before Cumberland St.) to access the Visitor lot; park in Visitor Parking at the back and the left side of the building.

  • Our back Visitor lot has 42 spots and 1 handicap spot 
  • If you find that the Visitor lot is full, there is metered parking directly in front of our building on St. Paul Street, as well as nearby streets.
  • Public parking is available within .5 mile; see 'Parking Nearby' picture above.

 

Upon arrival at the back of 205 St. Paul: 

  • To enter CI, there is an intercom security system to let you in the building from the (1) main entrance and (2) back parking lot entrance door. The intercom security pad from the back parking lot area entrance door is located on the left side of the door. For the main entrance, walk up to the front of the building and take a right (it is a corner building) and then take a right to enter the main glass doors at street level on St. Paul Street; the intercom security pad is located on the left side of the wall at the first set of glass doors. Several other businesses also use these entrances to enter their offices on the upper floors. Using the up/down arrows on the security pad, select Children’s Institute from among the other business offices. Then press the call button (looks like a ringing bell). The intercom will alert the front desk; you will be seen on camera at reception. State who you are and who you are visiting, and they will unlock the door for you to enter.
  • Greater Rochester Summer Learning Association (GRSLA) is co-located on the first floor.
  • To go directly to the CI Training Room (Founders Room), take the elevator on the left to the 2nd floor and enter the training room to your left.
  • To visit ROC the Future Alliance (RTFA), take the elevator to the 4th floor. Their office is directly in front of you as you exit the elevator.