Brian Crandall
@bcrandall.bsky.social
Covering business and real estate for The Ithaca Voice. Meteorologist, runner, and dog dad.
Apparently this No Kings rally in Albany stretches 2.5 miles.
October 18, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Apparently this No Kings rally in Albany stretches 2.5 miles.
It's a difficult housing market, but Ithaca's Collegetown is still a solid investment. Just filed, an $18,248,000 construction loan from Five Star Bank for a 46-unit, 88-bed apartment building at 201 Oak Avenue. Modern Living Rentals is the dev, Bella Faccia Cons. is the builder.
October 14, 2025 at 4:31 PM
It's a difficult housing market, but Ithaca's Collegetown is still a solid investment. Just filed, an $18,248,000 construction loan from Five Star Bank for a 46-unit, 88-bed apartment building at 201 Oak Avenue. Modern Living Rentals is the dev, Bella Faccia Cons. is the builder.
403 E. State, now known as "Theory Ithaca". 371 units, 518 beds. Marketed as grad/professional housing. $107 million construction loan, Aug 2027 completion.
April 2, 2025 at 11:25 PM
403 E. State, now known as "Theory Ithaca". 371 units, 518 beds. Marketed as grad/professional housing. $107 million construction loan, Aug 2027 completion.
Some I've built, some are from garage and estate sales (especially the greenery and vehicles). I started doing this back in college, so over 15 years.
January 12, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Some I've built, some are from garage and estate sales (especially the greenery and vehicles). I started doing this back in college, so over 15 years.
Maybe it's because of what I do. Maybe it's because I have weird hobbies. But this is my basement. And it follows good urban planning.
January 11, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Maybe it's because of what I do. Maybe it's because I have weird hobbies. But this is my basement. And it follows good urban planning.
Sneak peek of an infill apartment building we'll be talking about in the @ithacavoice.bsky.social this week.
January 6, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Sneak peek of an infill apartment building we'll be talking about in the @ithacavoice.bsky.social this week.
Full speed ahead for the 372-unit State Street Apartments at 403 East State Street. The foundation permit was issued in November, the demo permit was filed last week, and the $125 million building intends to open in August 2027.
January 6, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Full speed ahead for the 372-unit State Street Apartments at 403 East State Street. The foundation permit was issued in November, the demo permit was filed last week, and the $125 million building intends to open in August 2027.
INHS just finalized a $3.75 million state grant to build the next phase of housing at its Trumansburg Village Grove project. The 10 for-sale units will be sold at below-market price to households making 80% of area median income, and locked into the Community Housing Trust to prevent speculation.
December 10, 2024 at 2:10 PM
INHS just finalized a $3.75 million state grant to build the next phase of housing at its Trumansburg Village Grove project. The 10 for-sale units will be sold at below-market price to households making 80% of area median income, and locked into the Community Housing Trust to prevent speculation.
The loan filing for the Aurora Apartments mixed use project has been filed. The 141-unit + retail project by Park Grove Realty is getting a $40 million loan from Five Star Bank of Rochester.
December 6, 2024 at 3:24 PM
The loan filing for the Aurora Apartments mixed use project has been filed. The 141-unit + retail project by Park Grove Realty is getting a $40 million loan from Five Star Bank of Rochester.
Plans for 547 beds in a pair of serpentine Cornell dorms designed by Richard Meier, 1974. Battles with Cayuga Heights over height/occupancy and rapid inflation in the mid 1970s killed the plans.
November 26, 2024 at 8:30 PM
Plans for 547 beds in a pair of serpentine Cornell dorms designed by Richard Meier, 1974. Battles with Cayuga Heights over height/occupancy and rapid inflation in the mid 1970s killed the plans.
Proposal for a hotel at State and Tioga, 1967. The plan fell through and the land eventually became Center Ithaca 13 years later.
November 26, 2024 at 8:11 PM
Proposal for a hotel at State and Tioga, 1967. The plan fell through and the land eventually became Center Ithaca 13 years later.
Photos of Collegetown, fall 1986. Courtesy of the late, great "Ex-Ithacan" Tom Morgan. ithacating.com/2014/08/20/b...
November 26, 2024 at 3:56 AM
Photos of Collegetown, fall 1986. Courtesy of the late, great "Ex-Ithacan" Tom Morgan. ithacating.com/2014/08/20/b...
Phases one and two weren't too shabby either.
November 25, 2024 at 12:39 AM
Phases one and two weren't too shabby either.
A proposal for Ithaca City Hall, 1902. The plan was to build in 3 phases, completed in 1910, 1930 & 1955. It would have taken up the entire block where the Seneca Street Garage and Ithaca Town Hall is now. Money, logistics, and worries over where the USPS would put their new post office quashed it.
November 25, 2024 at 12:36 AM
A proposal for Ithaca City Hall, 1902. The plan was to build in 3 phases, completed in 1910, 1930 & 1955. It would have taken up the entire block where the Seneca Street Garage and Ithaca Town Hall is now. Money, logistics, and worries over where the USPS would put their new post office quashed it.
330 College Avenue, proposed 2014. Imagine being told outright "no way in hell" at a PB meeting, because that happened here. While maybe not this tall and hopefully not Jason Fane, I would like to see the southwest corner of College and Dryden redeveloped someday.
November 25, 2024 at 12:20 AM
330 College Avenue, proposed 2014. Imagine being told outright "no way in hell" at a PB meeting, because that happened here. While maybe not this tall and hopefully not Jason Fane, I would like to see the southwest corner of College and Dryden redeveloped someday.
Let's call it what it is - he's just mad he couldn't get extra floors at the time. Fair to be mad, but I never heard him complain about Novarr's 12-story proposal either.
November 25, 2024 at 12:14 AM
Let's call it what it is - he's just mad he couldn't get extra floors at the time. Fair to be mad, but I never heard him complain about Novarr's 12-story proposal either.
The owner of 205 Dryden is mad about the proposal for an 8-story, 80-foot building next door; but I never heard a word from him when an 80-foot building was proposed next to his then-brand new building ten years ago.
November 25, 2024 at 12:11 AM
The owner of 205 Dryden is mad about the proposal for an 8-story, 80-foot building next door; but I never heard a word from him when an 80-foot building was proposed next to his then-brand new building ten years ago.
Always nice when something looks like what was promised in renderings.
November 24, 2024 at 11:20 PM
Always nice when something looks like what was promised in renderings.
A 10-story apartment building proposed for 403-415 Stewart Avenue, from 1965. It was a parking lot then. Still a parking lot now. ithacating.com/2014/07/30/t...
November 23, 2024 at 2:50 AM
A 10-story apartment building proposed for 403-415 Stewart Avenue, from 1965. It was a parking lot then. Still a parking lot now. ithacating.com/2014/07/30/t...
Funding on the Stately Apartments (510 W. State/MLK Jr. St.) will be finalized this week. Of the 57 apartments, 20 will be reserved for supportive housing units: 15 for people experiencing homelessness, and five for unhoused victims of domestic violence. www.cityofithaca.org/AgendaCenter...
November 21, 2024 at 6:11 PM
Funding on the Stately Apartments (510 W. State/MLK Jr. St.) will be finalized this week. Of the 57 apartments, 20 will be reserved for supportive housing units: 15 for people experiencing homelessness, and five for unhoused victims of domestic violence. www.cityofithaca.org/AgendaCenter...
Fun fact, I take all my own lede photos for the weather column.
November 17, 2024 at 11:59 PM
Fun fact, I take all my own lede photos for the weather column.
And when I travel.
November 16, 2024 at 1:42 AM
And when I travel.
After a bruising fight over synthetic turf fields, Cornell wants to go another round with environmental groups for a second, similar project on Game Farm Road. Story tk.
November 14, 2024 at 1:41 AM
After a bruising fight over synthetic turf fields, Cornell wants to go another round with environmental groups for a second, similar project on Game Farm Road. Story tk.
I'm like a moth to the light when I see rare and/or classic cars in Ithaca.
November 13, 2024 at 3:50 AM
I'm like a moth to the light when I see rare and/or classic cars in Ithaca.