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Developers propose two‑sign package for 445 East State Street; board seeks smaller scale and alternate fonts
Summary
CHA project engineer Brian Bouchard and Peakmeade Real Estate presented a two‑sign proposal for 445 East State Street: a 42.5 sq ft blade sign on State Street and a 12 sq ft sign at the creekside entrance, with gooseneck lighting and no internal illumination. Planning staff and board members asked the team to provide smaller options, alternate lettering and clearer context images for the full board review.
Brian Bouchard, CHA project engineer, and Mike Paluga, vice president of development for Peakmeade Real Estate, presented a sign package for 445 East State Street at the Ithaca Planning and Development Board Project Review Committee meeting on May 8, 2026. The proposal would install two signs: a 42.5‑square‑foot blade sign on the State Street façade and a matching 12‑square‑foot sign at the creekside pedestrian and vehicular entrance. Bouchard said the larger sign would not be internally illuminated and would be lit at night with 3,000K gooseneck fixtures.
The presentation framed the signs as a response to the building’s scale and the site’s Central Business District context, while acknowledging the…
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