Looks like some of the new downtown hotel projects may be started soon (from the Ithaca Journal):
Ithaca Marriott may build soon, Hampton may follow
David Hill,
dhill@ithacajournal.com | @Ijdavidhill 5:24 p.m. EDT September 29, 2014
Hotel construction in downtown Ithaca is soon to be checking in.
The company building the long-awaited Ithaca Marriott on the east end of the Commons has chosen a contractor, who says it hopes to start construction in October.
Urgo Hotels, the company behind the 159-room, 10-story Marriott planned for what’s mostly a small parking lot next to Madeline’s restaurant, has chosen William H. Lane Inc., of Binghamton, to build the hotel, according to an announcement from the construction company. Lane hopes to begin construction in October...........................
The whole article is here:
http://www.ithacajournal.com/story/n...ober/16447535/