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Your Independent Nonprofit News Source ITHACA, N.Y. — The doors to the lab are locked. Two years worth of research sitting idly, but not quite abandoned. Alex Lando, a second-year… ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins County’s living wage — the minimal income a single adult without children needs to afford basic necessities like fo

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ithacavoice.org > 2026 > 08 > elm-street-apartments-housing-project

Common Council moves controversial Elm Street housing project to next step in review process

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (953+ words) The City of Ithaca’s Common Council gave the green light Wednesday for a contentious apartment complex proposal to flesh out its concept plan and schedule public information sessions. The proposal, planned for Elm Street in the City of Ithaca, would…...

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ithacavoice.org > 2026 > 06 > city-planning-board-reviews-southworks-housing-workforce-training-and-child-care-center

City planning board reviews SouthWorks housing, workforce training and child care center

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1355+ words) ITHACA, N.Y. – The City of Ithaca Planning & Development Board got a closer look at plans for the SouthWorks development during its meeting this Tuesday. We will never share your information with anyone. In addition to reviewing plans for lower-income housing in…...

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ithacavoice.org > 2026 > 06 > biggs-parcel-county-sell-west-hill-parcel

Legislators aim to sell West Hill land county has reluctantly owned for decades

3+ mon, 5+ day ago   (556+ words) ITHACA, N.Y. – Twelve years after prior plans to develop a county-owned property fell through, Tompkins County legislators are again looking at selling off a vacant West Hill parcel to help address the county’s housing shortage. We will never share your information…...

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ithacavoice.org > 2026 > 05 > southworks-gateway-309-college-ave-planning-board-ithaca

City planning board gives mixed reviews on SouthWorks affordable housing project plans

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (873+ words) Please take a few moments to complete the survey before it closes after May 31, 2026. ITHACA, N.Y. – It was a short meeting for the City of Ithaca Planning & Development Board on May 26. A project in Collegetown advanced to the last stage of…...

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ithacavoice.org > 2026 > 05 > southworks-project-submits-first-apartment-plans-for-review

SouthWorks project submits first apartment plans for review

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (518+ words) ITHACA, N.Y. – The long-planned SouthWorks project is finally looking to move forward on the first phase of new housing at the site. We will never share your information with anyone. SoutWorks is a neighborhood-scale development proposed for a 95-acre parcel of…...

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ithacavoice.org > 2026 > 05 > cornell-heights-land-once-slated-for-apartments-now-eyed-for-luxury-home

Cornell Heights land once slated for apartments now eyed for luxury home

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (859+ words) ITHACA, N.Y. – An undeveloped Cornell Heights property once pitched for a student housing complex has now been proposed as the site of a large custom home. We will never share your information with anyone. Local couple Aparna Kumar and Aaron Adalja,…...

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ithacavoice.org > 2026 > 04 > city-planning-board-advances-eight-story-collegetown-housing-proposal

City planning board advances eight-story Collegetown housing proposal

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (590+ words) ITHACA, N.Y. – In a short meeting for the City of Ithaca Planning & Development Board, plans for a Collegetown midrise moved to the next step of the review process, while the board discussed Ithaca receiving a $10 million state grant and a proposal…...

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ithacavoice.org > 2026 > 03 > a-communitys-effort-to-purchase-their-varna-mobile-home-park-hits-wall-as-deadline-looms

A community’s effort to purchase their Varna mobile home park hits wall as deadline looms

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1795+ words) VARNA, N.Y. — Residents of Hillside Acres mobile home park in Varna are holding out for a miracle most don’t expect will happen. The mobile home community has waged an all-out effort to purchase the park before an out-of-state-developer does. But ahead…...

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ithacavoice.org > 2026 > 03 > planning-board-cherry-street-mixed-income-housing-project-the-hive-gets-green-light

Planning Board: Cherry Street mixed-income housing project ‘The Hive’ gets green light

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (657+ words) ITHACA N.Y. — The City of Ithaca Planning & Development Board reviewed a trio of projects at its monthly meeting held on March 24th. There were no new submissions on this month’s agenda. A mixed-income housing development on the West End receiving that coveted…...

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ithacavoice.org > 2026 > 03 > city-officials-have-a-plan-to-encourage-housing-some-developers-have-mixed-feelings

City officials have a plan to encourage housing. Some developers have mixed feelings.

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (665+ words) ITHACA, N.Y. – The City of Ithaca Common Council is weighing whether to expand a zoning tool known as the Planned Unit Development (PUD) to cover the whole city. The Voice reached out to over a dozen developers and development consultants for…...