ITHACA, NY/ Some development info
For anyone who cares, here's a fairly updated summary of goings on in a small upstate New York town. I will be using info from Ithaca Builds ( http://ithacabuilds.com/ ) and Ithacating in Cornell Heights ( http://brancra.wordpress.com/ ).
1. Completed affordable apartment building in downtown - Breckenridge Place http://ithacabuilds.com/wp-content/u...ace_113132.jpg http://ithacabuilds.com/category/cur...ge-place-inhs/ 2. A recently completed mixed use building downtown - Seneca Way http://i2.wp.com/ithacabuilds.com/wp...ca_0206141.jpg http://ithacabuilds.com/category/cur...ts/seneca-way/ 3. Site ground work has started for a long awaited downtown apartment building - Cayuga Place Residences. http://ithacabuilds.com/wp-content/u...ace_2_Shot.jpg http://ithacabuilds.com/category/cur...uga-place-two/ 4. The downtown pedestrian mall (The Commons) is undergoing a major renovation. http://ithacabuilds.com/wp-content/u...ca_0513141.jpg http://ithacabuilds.com/category/cur...mmons-rebuild/ 5. The iconic old Carey Building is being renovated to serve as a downtown business incubator associated with the local colleges; Cornell University, Ithaca College and Tompkins-Cortland Community College(know as TC3). The foundation is also being built up with the hopes of adding 5 additional stories to the the current two. https://brancra.files.wordpress.com/...arey_rev_2.png http://ithacabuilds.com/category/cur...ilding-ithaca/ 6. A new farm-to-bistro project (TC3 Coltivare) developed by the TC3 Culinary Arts program is under construction in the ground floor (retail area) of the Cayuga parking garage. http://ithacabuilds.com/wp-content/u...02-18-14-3.jpg http://ithacabuilds.com/category/cur...tc3-coltivare/ 7. The old Holiday Inn tower downtown is undergoing a renovation as the start of a major project which will include an additional new tower and a name change to the Hotel Ithaca. http://ithacabuilds.com/wp-content/u...tel-Ithaca.jpg http://ithacabuilds.com/category/cur...haca-downtown/ 8. Speaking of hotels, the new downtown Ithaca Marriott Hotel hope to break ground as early as next month. http://ithacabuilds.com/wp-content/u...riott-Shot.jpg http://ithacabuilds.com/category/cur...thaca-marriot/ 9. Another hotel proposal has been recently announced -a downtown Hampton Inn located next to the Carey Building. http://ithacabuilds.com/wp-content/u...14_Page_08.jpg http://ithacabuilds.com/category/cur...n-hampton-inn/ 10. Tompkins County had issued a Request for Expressions of Interest to redevelop the old county library site downtown. They received six responses and now must determine which developer to use. Here's a rendering of the one I hope they select. http://brancra.files.wordpress.com/2..._libe_0414.png http://brancra.wordpress.com/2014/04...e-old-library/ 11. Still not much movement on the biggest downtown mixed use project - Harold's Square. Hope this can get going soon. http://ithacabuilds.com/wp-content/u...rspective2.jpg http://ithacabuilds.com/category/cur...arolds-square/ 12. Several blocks to the east of downtown a large apartment development is in the final phases. Collegetown Terrace will add over 1,200 beds spread throughout several new and renovated buildings. http://ithacabuilds.com/wp-content/u...wski-1600W.jpg http://ithacabuilds.com/category/cur...etown-terrace/ 13. Another project in the Collegetown neighborhood (Collegetown Crossing) which has been in limbo for quite a while has new life with a change in the city's parking requirements. http://ithacabuilds.com/wp-content/u...ing_Render.jpg http://ithacabuilds.com/category/cur...town-crossing/ 14. A new project (Dryden South) has recently been proposed just around the corner from Collegetown Crossing. https://brancra.files.wordpress.com/...ng?w=510&h=281 http://brancra.wordpress.com/2014/05...r-collegetown/ 15. The biggest project of all is a redevelopment of a large factory complex located on South Hill between downtown and Ithaca College. Big stuff for a small city like Ithaca. http://ithacabuilds.com/category/cur...strict-ithaca/ There are quite a few other developments proposed, in progress or just completed in and around the city. Nearly all are covered in the two sites I linked in the first paragraph. Sorry to give so much info (just excited and bragging a bit about the old home town I guess. |
Nice job on putting together a thread on a city we don't see too often here. Great to see all the new projects. Ithaca has to be pound for pound the healthiest upstate city (outside maybe the Albany area).
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Wow, lots going on in Ithaca! Quality projects, too.
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Thanks for the replies guys.
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As a Cornellian this makes me proud. Ithaca is looking good!
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Here's a brief update, and check out the links under the renderings for more info.
First, a better rendering of the proposed Carey Building renovation: https://brancra.files.wordpress.com/...rey_rev2_1.png News Tidbits 6/26: The Carey Building’s Addition, Revealed | Ithacating in Cornell Heights A new building proposed for the waterfront on Inlet Isle: http://ithacabuilds.com/wp-content/u...2-1280x988.jpg Ithaca Builds « 323 Taughannock Boulevard Waterfront Project « And another new apartment building for Collegetown neighborhood: https://brancra.files.wordpress.com/...6/327_eddy.png More Housing for Collegetown: 327 Eddy | Ithacating in Cornell Heights |
Ithaca is the only town I can think of where a pedestrian mall might actually work. Just the fact that the extensive constructions hasn't completely destroyed all the businesses on the Commons speaks volumes.
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Here's a link to Visiteur's blog - an entry about some other projects going on in Ithaca:
http://brancra.wordpress.com/2014/07...tes-june-2014/ :tup: |
Jason at Ithaca Builds has a nice look at the progress of a long awaited (around seven years) 7 story apartment building next to the Cayuga parking garage (including plenty of pictures):
http://ithacabuilds.com/2014/07/10/c...es-block-work/ :tup: |
Though I like the design and hope that corner gets a nice development, I don't think this one will pass muster. It's located in Collegetown, my old neighborhood.
https://brancra.files.wordpress.com/...30_college.png Here's an article from The Ithaca Voice: http://ithacavoice.com/2014/07/jason...-height-limit/ :shrug: |
Ithaca is booming! Probably the biggest economic growth in upstate NY.
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Well here comes another proposal for Collegetown. Check out the info Visiteur posted at his Ithacating in Cornell Heights blog: http://brancra.wordpress.com/2014/07.../#comment-4738 Here's a rendering: https://brancra.files.wordpress.com/...n_dryden_1.png :tup: btw, the building in the middle of the project is the Dryden South proposal covered in the first post (# 14). Here is a recap of that proposal: http://brancra.wordpress.com/2014/05...r-collegetown/ :notacrook: |
Are they going to open the Commons to cars? Might save it.
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http://ithacabuilds.com/category/cur...mmons-rebuild/ |
Well this proposal for the Collegetown neighborhood in Ithaca has made quite a splash. Maybe there is a chance for it to become reality (from the Ithaca Times):
http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townn...6796.image.jpg Proposed 'Collegetown Tower' 12-Story Tower Proposed in Collegetown During a more than six-hour City of Ithaca planning board meeting on Tuesday, July 22, Jason Fane, during the meeting’s later stages, woke everyone up with a sketch plan that proposes a 12-story apartment building in Collegetown at 330 College Ave., which is best known as the former home to Green Café. ............ Here's the article: http://www.ithaca.com/news/story-tow...9bb2963f4.html |
Progress being made on the Cayuga Place Residences building in downtown:
http://ithacabuilds.com/2014/08/11/c...-early-august/ :tup: |
Here's a recently completed apartment complex located a couple of blocks to the north of Cornell's main campus:
http://ithacabuilds.com/2014/09/06/t...ilding-photos/ |
I don't believe I've mentioned the Belle Sherman Cottages development before. It's located on a fairly small sliver of land within walking distance of Cornell University and a shopping center. The stand alone cottages start at about $330,000 and the Townhomes start in the mid $200,000s. Here's a link to IthacaBuilds project page including pics of the progress. They are selling much better than I thought they would.
http://ithacabuilds.com/category/cur...rman-cottages/ :) |
A cute little article regarding construction in Ithaca (From the Ithaca Voice):
http://ithacavoice.com/2014/09/sick-...dve-seen-1913/ |
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