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):
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