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INHS presents 5‑story senior‑housing and daycare proposal for West State Street; ILPC asks for contextual drawings and materials
Summary
Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services (INHS) and design team presented a five‑story affordable senior housing project with an on‑site daycare at 205–217 West State Street. Commissioners requested additional contextual elevations, material samples and urged the team to address safety where the daycare play area crosses a vehicle access drive.
Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services (INHS) and design consultants presented an advisory review for a proposed five‑story, affordable senior housing building with an on‑site daycare at 205–209–217 West State Street at the Ithaca Landmarks Preservation Commission meeting on June 17.
The applicant said the site sits in a newly updated flood zone and that the building will be elevated roughly 3.5 to 5.5 feet depending on grade; the team also said it is pursuing Passive House performance targets. Program elements described at the meeting include approximately 56 one‑bedroom residential units for households age 62 and older, a ground‑floor community room, and classroom space and an outdoor play area for the daycare on…
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