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Planning board declares lead agency for 309 College Ave; developers outline 77‑unit, 8‑story plan

City of Ithaca Planning and Development Board · January 28, 2026
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Summary

The board declared itself lead agency for environmental review of a proposed eight‑story, 77‑unit development at 309 College Avenue. Developers described a by‑right MU‑2 project with 112 beds, ground-floor retail and design elements intended to complement College Town; the board requested lighting, grading and circulation details.

The Planning and Development Board voted to declare itself lead agency for environmental review of a proposed eight‑story, by‑right MU‑2 apartment building at 309 College Avenue during its Jan. 27 meeting.

Project overview: the design team presented an eight-story, roughly 55,000‑square‑foot building with 77 dwelling units and 112 beds, a mix of unit types that included four‑bedroom clustered rooms, studios and one‑bedrooms. Ground-floor programming described a potential game-room tenant and three retail spaces; the team said they were talking with a potential…

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