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Harold’s Square Revised Drawings

August 20, 2013 // by Jason Henderson

Harold’s Square released some revised drawings here for review at the next Planning Board meeting on the 27th. I don’t spot too much difference, besides some minor changes in the separation of retail spaces on the ground floor (now it just shows it wide open), and the southern hallways and atrium spaces. The previous post with the project schedule shows structural demolition beginning two months from now, so we’re closing-in on some planned start dates.


 
The Draft FEAF is citing a start in Spring 2014 though, which seems more likely:
 

Iacovelli Apartments Complete/Resolution of Outstanding Site Issues

August 16, 2013 // by Jason Henderson

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The 602 West Seneca Street Indian Chief logo has been covered-up on the sign out front, there’s a proposed Meadow Street-side entry sign for “Seneca Apartments,” and a new entry gate as well as new trees. The corner office area contains plans for new planters and hardie board boxes are proposed for the office entry and residential entryways along Seneca Street. Besides new plantings, the attached resolution of outstanding site issues points out that the foundation’s floating slab was constructed and poured so that it props-up above grade due to poor soil quality, and has been covered with gravel to mask its appearance.

Here are the proposed plans:

And the resolution narrative:

Breckenridge Place Done with Bricks

August 16, 2013 // by Jason Henderson

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Brick facade is complete and more windows have been installed. From here on out the exterior changes will feature the remaining windows, window shades, the steel-framed glass sections on the overhang stack on the Seneca Street side, a finished roof (I think the green roof as an overhang on the ground floor has been axed in the final design), and a large sign at the Seneca-side entryway.

Seneca Way Working on Final Storey

August 15, 2013 // by Jason Henderson

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The final storey of Seneca Way is being framed-up, and at the final height, it makes a significant visual impact coming down the hill. This project has made tremendous progress throughout the Summer. Back in the beginning of May, they had just completed the heavy steel-framed deck for the third storey.

Collegetown Terrace gets Landscaping, more work on Building 5

August 15, 2013 // by Jason Henderson

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Of all the projects going on right now, this one is definitely the most panorama-friendly. Building 5’s construction is rolling along, with some new light steel framing alongside the heavy steel framing put up a few weeks ago. I don’t know for sure, but I’m guessing that the heavy steel framing must be for a multi-level parking section of the building, which shows a car entrance and separate exit on the site plan.
The landscaping makes a big visual impact. The bright-colored facades on Buildings 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 and 3.4 along State Street blend into the hill much better now, and I couldn’t tell you what any of these plants are, but they look quality. Once the rest of the landscaping is complete and we have a good rain, I believe we will see the final look.

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Cayuga Green II Revised Plans, Going Higher

August 14, 2013 // by Jason Henderson

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Here’s what we’ve been waiting for: revised plans from Bloomfield/Schon + Partners on their new project next door to Cayuga Place, (an apartment building they put up back in 2008 containing 68 apartments). This new building’s proposal is higher than the previous plan, and contains an additional six units, bringing the total to 45 planned units. The total Gross floor space is nearly 50,000 SF on a footprint of 6,920 SF at seven stories (was previously four).
What I like right off the bat is the fact that the new plan completely conceals a bare concrete wall of the parking garage. It probably would have looked a bit odd if it were done at four stories and you could still see it from the east. As far as unit breakdowns and floor plans, everything is contained in the site plans below, and the application letter spells out the major revisions. The footprint has been re-configured to have one cut-in instead of the previous three to accommodate the curve of the parcel, and it has also shrunk by 2,480 SF, which will allow for more green space along the Six Mile Creek Walk.

Breckenridge Place Photo & Landscape Update

August 8, 2013 // by Jason Henderson

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These photos were taken in the past week; there’s been further progress on the facade and window installations, and I’ve seen drywall pallets being hoisted onto each floor, so the interior work must be coming along.

 

 

Here’s the landscaping plan. Ingress/egress will be underneath and through the building on the West Seneca Street side, and includes 12 parking spaces. The plan was done by Trowbridge Wolf Michaels Landscape Architects, and includes ample new plantings like grasses, shrubs and trees, as well as the inclusion of the existing trees currently on the site.

 

Thurston Ave Apartments: Existing Property Photos

August 7, 2013 // by Jason Henderson

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Swung by Thurston Ave to see first-hand what this parcel looks like at the moment. The planned driveway will go over an existing gravel drive, and it looks like the larger trees on the edge of Highland and Thurston will be spared. This project was granted final site plan approval back in June, so I bet we’ll see something happening by this Fall.

 

Seneca Way: Five Stories High & Rising

August 6, 2013 // by Jason Henderson

The Newman/Warren Seneca Way project has one more story to go before the exterior wall framing is complete. They’ve posted new fence materials with a snazzy new logo, and it appears that CSP Management (Jerry Dietz’s company) will be handling the leasing and property management.

Collegetown Terrace Site Photos: Hardscaping & Building 5

August 5, 2013 // by Jason Henderson

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The recently built paths and sidewalks have been opened-up to walk on, so you can get a spectacular view of Building 5’s progress from the back of the new entry pavilion, which now looks stocked with fitness equipment. It’s amazing to see the size of these- Buildings 5 and 7 will have a roughly similar-scale footprint, each spanning across the hill well over 600 feet in length; so about two football fields. As Ithacating’s update noted, the completion of Building 3.4 and the landscaping surrounding it essentially brings Phase Two towards completion as tenants will be rolling into town throughout the next few weeks for Fall Semester.