Howard Hanna Real Estate

Howard Hanna Real Estate operates a residential brokerage office at 1046 University Avenue in Rochester, NY, within Buckingham Properties' University Business Center. The family-owned company was founded in Pittsburgh in 1957 and expanded into the Rochester market through its 2015 acquisition of Nothnagle Realtors, which at the time included roughly 770 agents and 32 offices across western New York. After spending about a decade at 217 West Main Street in downtown Rochester, the firm relocated to its current University Avenue space in late 2025. The office houses approximately 14 staff members and serves as a base for around 20 agents.

The University Avenue location focuses on residential real estate services. The 4,000-square-foot office is divided between two operations:

• Residential brokerage, occupying about 3,000 square feet
• Howard Hanna Mortgage Services, using the remaining 1,000 square feet

Having mortgage services on-site allows buyers to coordinate financing and home purchases through a single office. Across its broader network, Howard Hanna provides title services, insurance, relocation assistance, appraisals, and property management. The firm's commercial real estate division for the Rochester area operates separately from the Ridgemont Plaza office in Greece.

Howard Hanna is the largest family-owned real estate brokerage in the United States, with more than 500 offices across 14 states. In the Rochester market specifically, the firm carries the legacy of Nothnagle Realtors, a long-established local brand that was folded into the Howard Hanna name after the 2015 acquisition. That local history gives the office deep roots in Greater Rochester and Finger Lakes real estate, even as it operates under a national brand.

The office sits at 1046 University Avenue, near the intersection of University Avenue and Culver Road, on the eastern edge of Rochester's Neighborhood of the Arts (NOTA). NOTA is a compact, walkable district centered around the Memorial Art Gallery at 500 University Avenue, with a mix of Victorian residential blocks, galleries, and restaurants along the corridor. The University Business Center is a commercial complex developed by Buckingham Properties, positioned along a stretch of University Avenue that transitions from the arts district into the Culver-University-East residential area. The 14607 ZIP code places it within easy reach of East Avenue and the broader southeast side of the city.