Planning commission approves Rescue Mission Exchange building project at 155 Gifford Street

The Syracuse Planning Commission on an undisclosed meeting date approved a re-subdivision and a major site-plan review for the Rescue Mission Exchange project at 155 Gifford Street, allowing the applicant to recombine multiple parcels and build a mixed-use structure with retail storefronts and storage.

The project will recombine six existing parcels — including the Rescue Mission-owned building at 155 Gifford Street, an adjacent parking parcel and a vacant lot — into one lot to be owned and operated by the Rescue Mission, the applicant told the commission. Vincent of Kapplinger Freeman Associates described the proposal as a mixed-use building with small commercial storefronts and an on-site storage area intended to serve the thrift operations. “The main tenant being the 3 1 5 boutique, thrifty shopper,” Vincent said during his presentation.

The commission’s re-subdivision approval (filed as R-25-15) carried a special condition requiring the applicant to record the re-subdivision with the county clerk’s office within 62 days of approval. The commission subsequently approved the major site-plan review (MASPR-25-6) with…