Good to see this project moving forward. A popular downtown restaurant was destroyed by a runaway truck which slammed into the building. Unfortunately, a young female bartender was killed in the collision. Here's an article on the renovation/rebuild from the Ithaca Voice:
http://ithacavoice.com/2016/02/const...s-this-spring/
Here's an article on the accident from the NY Daily News:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nati...icle-1.1838093
And a not so great pic from some years ago:
