By Jeff Kiger
Publication Date: 2026-05-05 11:45:00
ROCHESTER — IBM is investing at least $5 million to expand a northwest Rochester building to consolidate its specialized electronics testing lab into one complex, which is not located on its former campus.
Construction is underway to add 8,736 square feet of space to the 14,232-square-foot industrial building at 3222 40th Ave. NW. IBM leases the property from CDP Partners LLC of Rochester. Signage labels the property as ” IBM – Building 684.”
Building permits for the project estimate that the structural shell of the expansion is valued at $5 million. Other aspects, like mechanical work and piping, total more than $800,000. Those estimates are solely for the construction and do not include outfitting the lab with equipment.
This expansion of the shielded electromagnetic compatibility or EMC lab is happening outside the bounds of the Rochester Technology Campus, where IBM also leases space. In 2018,
