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What happens in Ithaca’s West End in the next year can define what kind of city Ithaca will be going forward. We pride ourselves on being a community that cares

For many years, if anyone outside the region had heard of Ithaca, it was very likely because of either Cornell University or the guns of the Ithaca Gun Company. Now,

The Planning and Development Board met for its first in-person meeting in City Hall since the beginning of the pandemic. Absent ​​Chair Robert Lewis and members Garrick Blalock and Elisabete Godden, the remaining board members discussed a lengthy July 27 agenda sprinkled with proposals for commercial and residential projects.  201 East Tompkins Street in Fall Creek Serviente is relocating his artisanal glass studio at 201 East Tompkins Street in Fall Creek, and local coaches Jana Leyden and Andy Lonsky want to use the commercial space as a community fitness center.  The planne...

ITHACA, NY -- The Planning and Development Board convened June 22 to discuss a slew of proposed construction projects in Ithaca, focusing mainly on the proposed projects at 401 E State St. and 510 W State St.  While the 347-unit apartment building project at 401 E State St. remains on schedule for a vote next month, concerns about construction externalities from 510 W. State St. delayed a vote to determine the fate of the mixed use apartment.   The board met the 401 E State St. project, proposed by the McKinley Development Company, with a warm reception. Fulfilling the request of the...

ITHACA, NY -- There’s no denying the demand for housing in Ithaca. As a thriving college town full of great eats, scenic treats and friendly people to meet, Ithaca has consistently been recognized as one of the best cities to live in the U.S. But as more people want in, the law of supply and demand begins to take effect.  In Ithaca, the cost of housing has continued to increase, while vacancy rates remain staggeringly low. What this suggests is that a lack of housing is driving up the prices of the existing market. Demand is high, but housing is scarce, so the prices go up.