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Architects present 7‑story student housing design near Grandview House; ILPC raises materiality and shadowing concerns
Summary
A seven‑story student housing proposal for 215 College Avenue was presented to the Ithaca Landmarks Preservation Commission for advisory review. Commissioners praised efforts to preserve views of the adjacent Grandview House but asked for additional material samples, shadowing analysis and clearer elevation drawings.
Developers and architects on June 17 presented a seven‑story student housing proposal at 215 College Avenue and sought advisory input from the Ithaca Landmarks Preservation Commission on impacts to the adjacent Grandview House, an individually designated landmark.
The project team described a 7‑story building set back at the ground level to preserve visibility of the Grandview porch and to create a terraced entry that the team said responds to the Grandviews scale. The applicant said the design breaks the mass into two linked volumes with a lighter material at one mass and a darker material at the other; the proposal also includes vertical bay windows and a stepped 23‑foot…
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