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Brian Crandall

@Ithacating

Writer @ithacavoice. Reporting on business and real estate news for Far Above Cayuga and the bustling town.

Joined February 2014
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Projects proposed, approved and under construction in the Ithaca/Tompkins County area

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The Ithaca Voice@ithacavoiceMay 15
City to get first look at ‘Southworks Gateway’ plans ithacavoice.org/2026/05/sout…
City to get first look at ‘Southworks Gateway’ plans - The Ithaca Voice

City to get first look at ‘Southworks Gateway’ plans - The Ithaca Voice

ITHACA, N.Y. – While the Town of Ithaca looks at its first residential phase of Southworks, plans have concurrently been filed for the city’s portion.Voices are AI generated. The Ithaca Voice is not...

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The Ithaca Voice@ithacavoiceMay 14
The city won a $10M state grant. The next step is figuring out how to spend the money.  ithacavoice.org/2026/05/10m-…
The city won a $10M state grant. The next step is figuring out how to spend the money. - The...

The city won a $10M state grant. The next step is figuring out how to spend the money.  - The...

ITHACA, N.Y. – In April, the state awarded the City of Ithaca a competitive $10 million grant to revitalize its urban core. Ithaca applied nine times before it was finally […]

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Seneca Street Parking Garage closed for good, officials weigh next steps ithacavoice.org/2026/05/sene…
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Seneca Street Parking Garage closed for good, officials weigh next steps - The Ithaca Voice

ITHACA, N.Y. – Ithaca city officials announced that the Seneca Street Parking Garage is permanently closed after an additional engineering review confirmed the extent of structural deterioration.Vo...

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The Ithaca Voice@ithacavoiceMay 5
Raymour & Flanigan makes $5.5M real estate purchase in Ithaca ithacavoice.org/2026/05/raym…
Raymour & Flanigan makes $5.5M real estate purchase in Ithaca - The Ithaca Voice

Raymour & Flanigan makes $5.5M real estate purchase in Ithaca - The Ithaca Voice

ITHACA, N.Y. – Raymour & Flanigan purchased a $5.5 million lot in the City of Ithaca but has not announced its plans. Voices are AI generated. The Ithaca Voice is not responsible for mispronunciati...

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SouthWorks project submits first apartment plans for review ithacavoice.org/2026/05/sout…
SouthWorks project submits first apartment plans for review - The Ithaca Voice

SouthWorks project submits first apartment plans for review - The Ithaca Voice

ITHACA, N.Y. – The long-planned SouthWorks project is finally looking to move forward on the first phase of new housing at the site.Voices are AI generated. The Ithaca Voice is not responsible for...

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The Ithaca Voice@ithacavoiceMay 1
Cornell Heights land once slated for apartments now eyed for luxury home ithacavoice.org/2026/05/corn…
Cornell Heights land once slated for apartments now eyed for luxury home - The Ithaca Voice

Cornell Heights land once slated for apartments now eyed for luxury home - The Ithaca Voice

ITHACA, N.Y. – An undeveloped Cornell Heights property once pitched for a student housing complex has now been proposed as the site of a large custom home.Voices are AI generated. […]

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‘There’s just a lot missing’: Lansing planning board takes first look at 401-page data center plan ithacavoice.org/2026/04/ther…
‘There’s just a lot missing’: Lansing planning board takes first look at 401-page data center plan...

‘There’s just a lot missing’: Lansing planning board takes first look at 401-page data center plan...

ITHACA, N.Y — The plan to build a data center in Lansing reached its next bureaucratic hurdle: the town planning board. Voices are AI generated. The Ithaca Voice is not responsible for mispronuncia...

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The Ithaca Voice@ithacavoiceApr 29
City planning board advances eight-story Collegetown housing proposal ithacavoice.org/2026/04/city…
City planning board advances eight-story Collegetown housing proposal - The Ithaca Voice

City planning board advances eight-story Collegetown housing proposal - The Ithaca Voice

ITHACA, N.Y. – In a short meeting for the City of Ithaca Planning & Development Board, plans for a Collegetown midrise moved to the next step of the review process, […]

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In Seattle. Enjoying the "missing middle" density along main thoroughfares.
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Could do without the hail though.
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The Ithaca Voice@ithacavoiceApr 13
Local hotels sell at deep discount to regional hotelier ithacavoice.org/2026/04/loca…
Local hotels sell at deep discount to regional hotelier - The Ithaca Voice

Local hotels sell at deep discount to regional hotelier - The Ithaca Voice

ITHACA, N.Y. – A pair of financially troubled Ithaca-area hotels are now under the ownership of  a prominent regional hotelier.Voices are AI generated. The Ithaca Voice is not responsible for...

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The Ithaca Voice@ithacavoiceMar 31
A community’s effort to purchase their Varna mobile home park hits wall as deadline looms ithacavoice.org/2026/03/a-co…
A community’s effort to purchase their Varna mobile home park hits wall as deadline looms - The...

A community’s effort to purchase their Varna mobile home park hits wall as deadline looms - The...

VARNA, N.Y. —  Residents of Hillside Acres mobile home park in Varna are holding out for a miracle most don’t expect will happen.Voices are AI generated. The Ithaca Voice is not responsible for...

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The Ithaca Voice@ithacavoiceMar 31
Planning Board: Cherry Street mixed-income housing project ‘The Hive’ gets green light ithacavoice.org/2026/03/plan…
Planning Board: Cherry Street mixed-income housing project ‘The Hive’ gets green light - The Ithaca...

Planning Board: Cherry Street mixed-income housing project ‘The Hive’ gets green light - The Ithaca...

ITHACA N.Y. — The City of Ithaca Planning & Development Board reviewed a trio of projects at its monthly meeting held on March 24th.Voices are AI generated. The Ithaca Voice is not responsible for...

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The Ithaca Voice@ithacavoiceMar 30
The small town politics of big-tech development ithacavoice.org/2026/03/the-…
Op-ed: The small-town politics of big-tech development - The Ithaca Voice

Op-ed: The small-town politics of big-tech development - The Ithaca Voice

This is an op-ed from Ken Wolkin, a Lansing resident and president of FLX Strong, which is involved in litigation against Town of Lansing Zoning Board of Appeals. To submit […]

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Tompkins County home prices are up 71% since 2018 and holding firm as low inventory, choosier buyers and late-spring listings define a supply‑constrained “new normal,” not a bubble. 📰: tompkinsweekly.com/news/loca…
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The Ithaca Voice@ithacavoiceMar 26
City officials have a plan to encourage housing. Some developers have mixed feelings. ithacavoice.org/2026/03/city…
City officials have a plan to encourage housing. Some developers have mixed feelings. - The Ithaca...

City officials have a plan to encourage housing. Some developers have mixed feelings. - The Ithaca...

ITHACA, N.Y. – The City of Ithaca Common Council is weighing whether to expand a zoning tool known as the Planned Unit Development (PUD) to cover the whole city. Voices are AI generated. The Ithaca...

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The Ithaca Voice@ithacavoiceMar 25
Varna mobile home residents rally to buy their community — they need over $10M ithacavoice.org/2026/03/varn…

Varna mobile home residents rally to buy their community — they need over $10M - The Ithaca Voice

VARNA, N.Y. — Residents of the Hillside Acres mobile home community in the hamlet of Varna are trying to take ownership of the property before an out-of-state developer officially purchases […]

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The Ithaca Voice@ithacavoiceMar 23
County unveils updated plans for emergency homeless shelter ithacavoice.org/2026/03/coun…
County unveils updated plans for emergency homeless shelter - The Ithaca Voice

County unveils updated plans for emergency homeless shelter - The Ithaca Voice

ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins County still does not have a permanent homeless shelter, but earlier this month, county officials received conceptual plans for one. The project was first announced in […]

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The Ithaca Voice@ithacavoiceMar 20
Ithaca natives go on real estate spending spree, but say they have modest plans ithacavoice.org/2026/03/itha…
Ithaca natives go on real estate spending spree, but say they have modest plans - The Ithaca Voice

Ithaca natives go on real estate spending spree, but say they have modest plans - The Ithaca Voice

ITHACA, N.Y. – It’s not often that someone can make a series of big real estate purchases across Ithaca, and yet instead of making waves, they create only a proverbial ripple. Voices are AI generat...

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The Ithaca Voice@ithacavoiceMar 19
Asteri could lose property tax break after city’s order to vacate ithacavoice.org/2026/03/aste…
Asteri could lose property tax break after city’s order to vacate - The Ithaca Voice

Asteri could lose property tax break after city’s order to vacate - The Ithaca Voice

ITHACA, N.Y. — A multimillion dollar property tax break is now at stake for the owner and operator of Asteri Ithaca, a massive affordable and supportive housing complex off the Commons. Voices are AI...

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