Update on a couple of buildings at Cornell University undergoing expansion/renovations.
From the Ithaca Voice:

http://ithacavoice.com/2015/01/new-c...ing-arts-quad/

A brief article covering a few building projects and a couple of other items (from the Ithaca Voice):

http://ithacavoice.com/2015/01/const...c-tech-campus/

An update on some projects from Ithacating blog.

https://brancra.wordpress.com/2015/0...-surroundings/

:)

A more in depth look at the Hilton Canopy Hotel from an article in the Ithaca Voice:

1 — Construction coming soon on Canopy Hotel in Ithaca

https://brancra.files.wordpress.com/...ng?w=510&h=576


We’re learning more about a new hotel slated for downtown Ithaca, a Hilton brand called “canopy Hotel.”

The 74,500 sq ft hotel includes a small restaurant space of 2,000 sq ft on the first floor, as well as standard hotel amenities like a small meeting room and a gym. The $19 million project hopes to start construction this spring.

I think we’re up to version 7 now, but the differences in the proposed “canopy Hotel” are now so subtle that you’d have to be looking hard to spot the changes. The entrance facade is virtually the same, but the mechanical penthouse has been updated to better blend in the rest of the structure, and a couple of stylized wall inserts have been planted into the northwest wall to give the 7-story, 123-room hotel a little visual interest.

More renders here, a geotechnical report here, a new cover letter here, and traffic study materials here and here. Thank goodness a lot of this work has gone paperless.

According to the documents, the new “canopy Hotel” brand by Hilton:

“…is marketed towards the millennial generation (those born between 1980 and the mid-2000s), however, is relevant for the older generation of hotel guests. Each canopy Hotel is designed to incorporate the essence of its local surroundings and neighborhood feel; such as offering a local welcome gift and evening tastings of local food, beers, wines, and spirits to providing local fitness and recreation options in terms of jogging and bicycle routes (bicycles will be available for rent).”

Yes, ‘canopy’ is meant to be lower-case and ‘Hotel’ is capitalized. I’m sure the brand creators thought that was hip and edgy. Yet another reason why I would never be a good marketer.

Here are a series of images from the project:

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Here's the link to the article (some other info included):

http://ithacavoice.com/2015/01/const...-start-spring/

An enlightening article ref: affordable housing in the Ithaca area. I'm sure there are other cities with some similar obstacles to being able to house people with all levels of income. From the ithaca Voice:

http://ithacavoice.com/2015/01/ithac...s-development/

I look forward to the next installment. I just hope the sky is not really falling.
:(

The second installment of the above article:

http://ithacavoice.com/2015/01/ithac...pment-part-ii/

An article from the Ithaca Times ref: development on Inlet Island on the city's west End:

http://www.ithaca.com/news/resettlin...ad667c408.html


Here's a pic of the island

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8618/...6e33390c_h.jpg

Mixed emotions about one of the new developments in Collegetown (from the Cornell Sun):

http://cornellsun.com/blog/2015/02/0...nge-club-sudz/

Here's info ref: the project:

https://brancra.wordpress.com/2014/0...town-327-eddy/

The Ithaca Area can't seem to get out of its own way when it comes to future development. From the Ithacating blog:

https://brancra.wordpress.com/2015/0...ehensive-plan/

:(

Marriott begins
 

Daily Sun has an article on the Marriott...not much new, but the hotel occupancy numbers were interesting. Really hope the convention space happens with Hotel Ithaca or someone else.

Work Begins on Downtown Marriott
By JONATHAN SWARTZ

http://cornellsun.com/blog/2015/02/0...town-marriott/

:banana::pepper::tomato::dancingtaco:dancinghotdog::awesome::apple::dancingbacon:upload_71700:

Here's an update regarding two of the bigger projects downtown (interesting stuff & pics/renderings). From the Ithacating blog:

https://brancra.wordpress.com/2015/0...-update-22015/

:D

Vis over at the Ithacating in Cornell Heights blog has been busy this month. Here are several recent entries:

https://brancra.wordpress.com/2015/0...-update-22015/

https://brancra.wordpress.com/2015/0...-update-22015/

https://brancra.wordpress.com/2015/0...14-zoning-out/

https://brancra.wordpress.com/2015/0...ancock-street/

https://brancra.wordpress.com/2015/0...-update-22015/

:tup:

Here's an article from the Cornell Sun regarding a potential new development in Collegetown. The developer has opened the design of the new structure to anyone affiliated with Cornell University. It should be interesting to see what kind of entrants they get. I know Cornell has a respectable school of architecture, so this could be a new direction for some develpoers.

http://cornellsun.com/blog/2015/02/18/1025095/

Actually this has happened before. Thanks to Vis at Ithacating, here's an entry from his blog describing something similar over 30 years ago:

https://brancra.wordpress.com/2014/0...ment-building/

:yes:

An update from Ithacating. Unfortunately it's not all good news. Item 4.B. could put a real damper on the Canopy Hotel project. I sometimes think Ithaca is cursed with nimbyism.

https://brancra.wordpress.com/2015/0...ust-get-along/

:(

Some recent pics of the Six Mile Lofts project downtown (posted on Ithaca Builds site)

http://ithacabuilds.com/2015/02/26/l...r-to-february/


And more pics at the twitter site:

https://twitter.com/Lofts6MileCreek?...01052745715712

Interesting article from the Ithaca Voice about the Carey building project and small apartment living (including a vid):

http://ithacavoice.com/2015/02/exhib...haca-building/

A closer look at the ambitious Chain Works project in the old Morse Chain/Emerson Factory complex (from the Ithacabuilds website...lots of pics):

http://ithacabuilds.com/2015/03/01/a...orks-district/

This is a huge project for a city the size of Ithaca.

:tup:

An brief update from the Cornell Sun regarding a project on campus:

http://cornellsun.com/blog/2015/03/0...16-completion/

And here's more info about this project from Ithacabuilds website:

http://ithacabuilds.com/category/cur...-hall-cornell/

Both hopeful and worrisome news in the latest posting at Ithacating:

https://brancra.wordpress.com/2015/0...-on-east-hill/

:uhh:

The latest entry for the Ithacating blog is of a more positive nature overall:

https://brancra.wordpress.com/2015/0...ousing-market/

I hope the convention facility gets finalized asap, the downtown area needs a pick-me-up after the mess which is the Commons renovation.

:yes:

A short news video about the continuing renovation of the downtown Commons project.

http://www.twcnews.com/nys/central-n...a-commons.html

An interesting article from the Ithaca Times ref: affordable housing in Ithaca:

http://www.ithaca.com/news/solving-t...8dbbefd73.html

Some unexpected news from the recent Planning & Development Board meeting. Looks like downtown may be getting another mid-rise building. Hope this actually happens, and it's location will enhance the Seneca Street corridor. Here's an article from the Ithaca Voice:

http://ithacavoice.com/2015/03/tompk...wntown-ithaca/

:tup:

I'm not sure if I've included this before, but here's a fairly recently completed "pocket neighborhood" not too far from downtown:

• Video Link

An article from the Ithaca Voice ref: the proposed Tompkins Financial Corp. new headquarters building downtown:

http://ithacavoice.com/2015/04/tompk...wntown-ithaca/

:tup:

An updtae ref: a project being proposed for a difficult location. This is from the Ithacating@Cornell Heights blog:

https://brancra.wordpress.com/2015/0...pencer-street/

Will have to wait and see what the city decides.

The Ithaca Commons rebuilt project has the place all tore up.
(the video is a bit shaky):

• Video Link

:rolleyes:

A photo gallery covering some of the developments in and around downtown Ithaca (from the Ithaca Journal):

http://www.ithacajournal.com/picture...haca/25592299/

And an article about much of the construction in the city (again from the Ithaca Journal):

http://www.ithacajournal.com/story/n...boom/25579873/

:)

An update from the Ithacating blog. Gotta say I'm not crazy about the proposed library design for the Cornell Architecture school in Rand Hall (item #2).

https://brancra.wordpress.com/2015/0...row-from-here/

:shrug:

A mistake made in the early stages of the Carey project is having an effect on the progress and look of the proposal (from the Ithacating @ Cornell Heights blog):

https://brancra.wordpress.com/2015/0...2015/#comments

:(

Update on the Six Mile Creek apartments (from Ithacating blog):

https://brancra.wordpress.com/2015/0...-update-42015/

:)

This proposal kinds of surprises me. An article from the Ithaca Journal ref: a new student housing building in a prime location downtown:

http://www.ithacajournal.com/story/n...site/26266005/

The site is the block noted by the yellow triangle in this picture:

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7544/...35efa7ac_b.jpg

:D

Of course there is the reality of the town/gown split. An article on the same project in the post above, from the Ithaca Voice:

Major student apartment project proposed for downtown IthacaThe Ithaca Voice

However, if you click on the Facebook link at the bottom of the article and read some of the Townies' comments, definately some venom there. :(

Ithacating blog has a ton of update info:

https://brancra.wordpress.com/2015/0...ek-long-reads/

:D

Suburban Lansing looks for a small zoning change to allow new developments:

http://www.lansingstar.com/news-page...ium-businesses

Some initial renderings of the proposal for the Trebloc site mentioned in post #83. It's a biggie for downtown Ithaca. From the Ithaca Voice:

http://ithacavoice.com/2015/04/11-st...ew-renderings/

Of course the Facebook comments are not favorable to say the least.

Ithacating blog update. Looks like another downtown biggie is still on the map (Harold's Square). Glad to see some affordable senior housing in the pipeline too:

https://brancra.wordpress.com/2015/0...-anticipation/

Since downtown has a lot going on right now, I guess it's time for Collegetown to get started on some of its projects. From the Cornell Daily Sun (though I think they meant to say 5 floors of residential instead of four):

http://cornellsun.com/blog/2015/05/0...nd-next-month/

:)

Tompkins Financial Building
 

Could be a busy summer/fall downtown (now, if Hotel Ithaca and Harold's Square would pick it up)...Compliments of the Ithaca Voice.

Our 1st look at plans for 7-story downtown Ithaca building
By Brian Crandall

http://ithacavoice.com/2015/05/our-1...haca-building/

^ good add icat.

There's a bit more info (with links) in this Ithacating blog entry, plus more on other projects:

https://brancra.wordpress.com/2015/0...nts-or-sprawl/

Demo has started on the Novarr-Mackesey property on Dryden. I thought Kraft's Dryden South was going to start first, but there's a pile of rubble at the Linden corner.

Whoa, I haven't seen anything indicating that Novarr was starting their project. Great info scoop icat. Thanks!!! :cheers:

I don't think the Novarr plan is underway. There's no construction loan on file with the county records office, and there's no plan that's been approved by the city. The demo must have been for other reasons. It could be because of a major building issue that Novarr didn't think worth resolving, given his short-term plans.

^ Thanks for the info Vis.


Here's an article from the Ithaca Voice about the Belle Sherman area homes being sold out. Ithaca needs some 4,000 housing units in the metro area, so it's not surprising that this development in the city was so successful. The big problem is housing affordability. I'll post another article about that. First, Belle Sherman:

http://ithacavoice.com/2015/05/new-s...-are-sold-out/

:tup:

Dang, I was all excited about sitting in Starbucks having a flat white and watching the summer construction.

:haha:

You can watch the Dryden South project though! The old Kraftee's building will come down in June, excavation and foundation work will be in July and August, and steel should start rising for the new building by the start of the fall semester.

Not a major project, but some folks in town are excited about it (from the Ithaca Times):

http://www.ithaca.com/news/texas-roa...cd386eaad.html

Hopes are high (by many residents, but not all) for a new affordable housing development on Ithaca's Northside. Article from the Ithaca Voice:

http://ithacavoice.com/2015/05/citin...k-new-project/