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Developers seek amended site plan for The Hive at 132 Cherry after expanded FEMA floodway
Summary
CJS Architects told Ithaca’s Project Review Committee that The Hive at 132 Cherry needs an amendment because updated FEMA flood maps expanded the regulatory floodway and the project has shifted from market-rate to an affordable 4% ACR approach; the team will update renderings and details before the planning board review later in January.
Craig Jensen of CJS Architects presented revisions to The Hive, a two‑building project at 132 Cherry Street, saying the project needs an amendment to prior approvals after FEMA’s updated flood maps expanded the regulatory floodway and the developer changed the proposal from market‑rate to an affordable project pursuing the 4% ACR process. "The project at 132 Cherry Street has been called The Hive," Jensen said, adding the original approvals dated to 2022 and that the changes require an updated site plan and elevations.
Board members and staff said the revisions are largely evolutionary but focused on important site moves: the team eliminated on‑street parking to align the…
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