Brian Crandall

Ithaca

Writer at The Ithaca Voice

Writer @ithacavoice. Reporting on business and real estate news for Far Above Cayuga and the bustling town.

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Weather: Starting to feel summery this week

4 days ago | ithacavoice.org | Brian Crandall

ITHACA, N.Y. — It will start feeling like summer this week, as temperatures rise, pop-up showers flourish later in the week, and muggy conditions start to make an appearance. We’ll have to keep an eye on some of that convective potential later in the week, though it’s too early to make any explicit calls. At least for today and tomorrow, it will downright gorgeous, and late next weekend looks to be just as lovely.
Factory-to-housing Lansing conversion plan still facing hurdles

1 week ago | ithacavoice.org | Brian Crandall

LANSING, N.Y. — Plans to convert a former Lansing factory into housing have undergone some updates since 2023, but are now attempting to move forward with the rezoning and review process. But the last village Board of Trustees meeting, where the latest plans for the site were presented, saw a range of both supportive and oppositional comments from members of the Village of Lansing’s municipal boards.
Weather: Mild and rainy, but drier late week

1 week ago | ithacavoice.org | Brian Crandall

ITHACA, N.Y. — Your umbrella will be getting a workout this week as a lumbering storm system results in several days of unsettled conditions, if still fairly mild. Some embedded thunderstorms will be possible, but no severe weather looks likely at this time. Dry and very pleasant conditions return in time for next weekend. Rainy weather continues across the region.
City finds buyer for old Collegetown Fire Station

1 week ago | ithacavoice.org | Brian Crandall

ITHACA, N.Y. — The City of Ithaca has found a buyer for the soon-to-be former No. 2 Fire Station at 309 College Avenue. NR Acquisitions LLC, registered to 15 Thornwood Drive in the village of Lansing, submitted the winning bid of $5,525,000 per the bid opening on April 10 after the issuance of a second Request for Proposals. Cornell University also made a bid to buy the land at 309 College Avenue, but at just over $4.5 million, it was the lower of the two bids.
Plans for sweeping sell-off of East Hill properties discontinued

2 weeks ago | ithacavoice.org | Brian Crandall

ITHACA, N.Y. — Sometimes big real estate deals happen, but sometimes they fall through. Back in February, longtime local student housing landlord Pam Johnston put dozens of her properties up for sale, likely amounting to tens of millions of dollars in property value. Johnston has now re-evaluated her options and withdrawn the properties from the market. “I am not selling any of my properties,” Johnston said.
Local landlord partners with national firm on Collegetown housing

2 weeks ago | ithacavoice.org | Brian Crandall

ITHACA, N.Y. — Ten years ago, Austin-based Campus Advantage thought they had just what the Ithaca market wanted and needed — a large student housing development in the heart of downtown, using the Trebloc Building site on the 300 Block of East State Street. As anyone who was involved in the local development scene at that time could say, it went poorly. “The first iteration was alarming,” then-Planning Director JoAnn Cornish said.
Revised, upsized plans pitched for Collegetown site

2 weeks ago | ithacavoice.org | Brian Crandall

ITHACA, N.Y. — After being stymied by a lukewarm reception to his prior plans, local developer Charlie O’Connor is thinking bigger for a site he wants to redevelop in Collegetown. The initial plan for 201 Oak Avenue was to renovate the existing 6,000 square-foot apartment house at the site into five units with 11 bedrooms, and construct a new 12,800 square-foot building containing nine units over four floors with 30 bedrooms.
Weather: Seasonably mild, but severe weather risks Tuesday

2 weeks ago | ithacavoice.org | Brian Crandall

ITHACA, N.Y. — We have a fairly changeable pattern this week, but a little something for everybody – warm days in the 70s and 80s, cooler days around 60, and a mix of dry and damp days well-suited for your plantings to take root. Freezes are unlikely and only a slight risk of frost will be possible at higher elevations.
Planning Board gives eight-story Collegetown proposal the green light

3 weeks ago | ithacavoice.org | Brian Crandall

ITHACA, N.Y. — It wasn’t a particularly long agenda for the city of Ithaca Planning Board Tuesday, but the board tackled a few hefty developments on the horizon. A project on a prominent Collegetown corner was given final approval, while a reduced waterfront mixed-use project continued to receive feedback. The 201 Oak Avenue project proposed for Collegetown underwent significant changes at Tuesday’s meeting, which will be covered in a separate article.
Weather: Mild, dry, and welcomed

3 weeks ago | ithacavoice.org | Brian Crandall

ITHACA, N.Y. — It’s been a very changeable and often-unsettled early spring, but as we transition into late April, the weather will transition to a warmer, drier, and much more pleasant large-scale regime. No major weather disruptions are expected this week, but keep in mind that all the folks shaking off their cabin fever might result in some extra activity on the roads and around Tompkins County.