Not a new development, but certainly a major renovation which saved a great old building and became an example for options to the tear down of historical buildings the 60s "urban renewal" effort. I have a special place in my heart for the place....I went to junior High there. The article is from the Ithaca Times:
http://www.ithaca.com/news/dewitt-ma...f757ed862.html
a pic from 2009: