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Magnolia House Project Idle

September 7, 2013 // by Jason Henderson

Tompkins Community Action‘s Magnolia House on Meadow St just past Joe’s Restaurant seems to be an idle project, at least for the last few months. I haven’t heard what’s going on, only some informal comments that a NYSEG utility pole had to be moved because the lines were too close to the building and it took some time to get it relocated. The exterior has looked rather complete since June, when the copper-cladding was undergoing its change into a patina.
Found a brief project description and funding breakdown online, which is embedded at the end of the photos here.

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Commons Rebuild Utility Work

September 7, 2013 // by Jason Henderson

Just a few snapshots of the scene on the Commons as of a few days ago- the old water main has begun change-out work, and next week the sanitary line replacement work will start as well. The sanitary sewer is being replaced along Bank Alley, and in front of the former Race Office Supply building, and all other areas are to be re-lined. The Commons Project Updates Site contains a nice primer on this upcoming week.

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Gates Hall Entry Work

September 6, 2013 // by Jason Henderson

Not much to see here on the outside, but the entryway work has a couple more feet-like steel structures in place, and you can see a nice-looking woodgrain ceiling application underneath the cantilever. Excited to see the final product; without a doubt, it will probably be one of the coolest entries of any building in Ithaca.

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Collegetown Terrace New Foundation Walls

September 6, 2013 // by Jason Henderson

The foundation walls being formed last time around have been poured with concrete and now have the forms removed, along with some new insulation and waterproofing membrane along the section that will make contact with the northern slope.

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Breckenridge Place Windows Filling In

September 6, 2013 // by Jason Henderson

More window frames have been put in place, and glass inserts installed. The work on the interior must be humming along to get this project complete by early 2014 for 50 units of mixed-income housing coming online. Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services has posted an informational brochure on their site for rental information.

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Seneca Way Exterior Insulation Going Up

September 5, 2013 // by Jason Henderson

Lifts with crews are making their way up the exterior facade to install insulation before the facade is applied, much like Breckenridge, although the facade material will be much lighter on Seneca Way than the brick facade on Breckenridge (brick has also become quite expensive these days). The insulation material is a form of EIFS, which stands for Exterior Insulation Finishing System, which is generally paired with a mesh, a base coat, then a finish coat of an acrylic or latex-based textured finish.

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Hobby Lobby Work Continues, Entryway Demolition

September 5, 2013 // by Jason Henderson

The wall section has been demoed for the new entryway, along with the paving and a significant amount of soil out front. There’s a series of beams sitting on the parking lot outside the gates; I’d imagine the smaller ones may be for supporting the new entryway, but I’m not sure about the others.

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Planned Parenthood: Foundation Pours, Stair & Elevator Towers Begin

September 5, 2013 // by Jason Henderson

The Planned Parenthood site is showing what looks like complete foundation walls, and now the stair and elevator towers are being formed for pouring concrete, rather than stacking with blocks. The drilling rig seen previously looks to have possibly drilled for the pipes sticking out of the ground off to the west in the first shot here, but I’m still not sure what they’re for, since the drill rig was quite enormous. Nice to see the pace pickup here as the constant rain of a few weeks ago has ebbed for a while.

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State & Mitchell New Curb Placement and Traffic Joy

September 4, 2013 // by Jason Henderson

The western curb and lane of the State & Mitchell Intersection has been dug-out, filled-in with asphalt, and the new curb put in place. The sidewalk along the new curb is still open for pedestrians, so you can get a good glimpse at the work going on. The traffic flow is clearly a lot more jammed than usual, but when the work is all done it will be a much more efficient and safe intersection than it was before. The planned traffic lights will form an “L-shape” along and perpendicular to East State Street, allowing for turning traffic flows from the West and North, and traffic flow from East to West and vice versa. See the plan overlay on an aerial image in this previous post, along with traffic data.

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Klarman Hall Site Excavation & Staging

September 4, 2013 // by Jason Henderson

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Klarman Hall’s site contains more materials since two weeks ago, and there’s been some excavation of what looks like a storm drainage line that goes under East Ave, draining from East to West. The slope along East Ave has been dug down slightly, and the windows on Goldwin Smith Hall will probably be boarded up soon so that they are protected once further excavation begins. If you haven’t seen it yet, check out Cornell’s info page on the project: Klarman Hall.