ESL Farmington NY Corporate Office: 70,000 SF Renovation Set for Spring 2027

ESL Farmington, NY plans took shape Tuesday as ESL Federal Credit Union announced it is renovating a roughly 70,000 square foot building at 1100 Corporate Drive into its new ESL Finger Lakes Corporate Office, with an opening planned for spring 2027 and room for more than 150 employees (Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce).

What Happened

The Rochester-based credit union announced the project on November 3, 2026. The renovation of the existing Farmington building has already begun, according to the announcement posted by the Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce. ESL has owned the property for nearly 20 years and previously used it for IT and training functions (Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce). WROC Rochester also reported the plan on Tuesday, confirming the 70,000 square foot size, the capacity for more than 150 employees and the spring opening target (WROC Rochester).

ESL President and CEO Tom Rogers described the office as marking the credit union’s “next chapter of growth” (Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce).

What Is Confirmed

• Location: 1100 Corporate Drive, Farmington, NY, in Ontario County (Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce).
• Size: about 70,000 square feet of existing space being renovated (Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce).
• Program: four training rooms, a wellness room, a café, meeting and collaboration spaces and a fitness center (Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce).
• Occupancy: capacity for more than 150 employees (WROC Rochester).
• Schedule: renovation underway now, with a planned opening in spring 2027 (Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce).
• Operations: the building will not offer branch services, but the drive-up ATM on the property stays open, and ESL’s headquarters remains at 225 Chestnut Street in downtown Rochester (Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce).

The announcement says the renovation is expected to support local contractors, but it does not name a contractor, architect or construction manager, and it does not disclose a project cost (Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce).

Why ESL Is Expanding in the Finger Lakes

The announcement ties the new office to growth following ESL’s acquisition of Generations Bank. ESL completed that deal on January 1, 2026, taking on substantially all of the assets of Generations Bancorp NY and adding eight locations (ESL Federal Credit Union). The credit union said at the time that the acquisition brought its network to 33 full-service branches across Greater Rochester and the Finger Lakes, including new branches in Cayuga, Orleans and Seneca counties and an expanded presence in Ontario County, where Farmington is located (ESL Federal Credit Union). ESL reported more than $9.8 billion in assets and more than 1,000 employees after the closing (ESL Federal Credit Union).

What It Means for Owners and Contractors

The project is a sizable corporate interior renovation in Ontario County, and it is an example of an established employer reinvesting in a building it already owns rather than building new. Another recent Rochester-area corporate office project was Paylocity’s $5.7 million Pittsford office expansion. Work of this type typically draws on interior fit-out, mechanical, electrical, technology and finish trades. Because the renovation has already started, the primary construction team is presumably in place; ESL has not said whether any packages remain open. Subcontractors and suppliers interested in the job will need to confirm the project team directly, since it has not been made public.

The spring 2027 opening date also sets a firm finish window for the work while ESL keeps member service running at all locations, which the credit union says will continue through the renovation (Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce).

What to Watch

• Whether ESL or the Town of Farmington releases a project cost, permit filings or the names of the design and construction team.
• Progress toward the spring 2027 opening and any related site or ATM work at 1100 Corporate Drive.
• Further ESL facility moves in the Finger Lakes as it integrates the former Generations Bank locations.

Key Questions

What is ESL building in Farmington, NY?

ESL Federal Credit Union is renovating a roughly 70,000 square foot building at 1100 Corporate Drive in Farmington into the ESL Finger Lakes Corporate Office, with training rooms, a café, a wellness room, meeting spaces and a fitness center (Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce).

When will the ESL Finger Lakes Corporate Office open?

ESL plans to open the Farmington office in spring 2027. Renovation work was already underway when the plan was announced on November 3, 2026 (Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce).

How many people will work at ESL’s Farmington office?

The renovated Farmington building will have capacity for more than 150 ESL employees. It will not offer branch services, though the drive-up ATM will stay open (WROC Rochester).

How much will the ESL Farmington renovation cost and who is building it?

Neither the cost nor the contractor has been disclosed. ESL’s announcement says only that the renovation is expected to support local contractors (Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce).

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• Paylocity Completes $5.7M Pittsford Expansion, Now Its Second-Largest Office
• Ontario County Opens Bids for the FLCC Culinary Arts Center of Excellence: A 19,250-Square-Foot Canandaigua Lakefront Facility
• State Releases $19 Million for Construction Across Canandaigua, Brockport, and Phelps: 23 Projects in the Finger Lakes

Image credit: Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce (ESL Federal Credit Union announcement). Image from the source article: ESL Federal Credit Union Announces Planned Opening of Finger Lakes Corporate Office.

Sources

• Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce, “ESL Federal Credit Union Announces Planned Opening of Finger Lakes Corporate Office,” https://www.greaterrochesterchamber.com/2026/11/03/esl-federal-credit-union-announces-planned-opening-of-finger-lakes-corporate-office/
• WROC Rochester (via Yahoo News), “New locations announced for two Rochester credit unions,” https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/locations-announced-two-rochester-credit-142632886.html
• ESL Federal Credit Union, “ESL Announces Completion of Generations Bank Acquisition,” https://www.esl.org/about-us/esl-in-the-news/esl-announces-completion-of-generations-bank-acquisition