Ithaca Alderperson in the New Cinemapolis Theater

Ithaca Alderperson in the New Cinemapolis Theater

I’ve posted about this before, but downtown Ithaca has been going through significant development growth over the past few months, with several projects in planning and execution today.   In the next few months, the city will be opening a new independent movie theater, several retail stores including Urban Outfitters and breaking ground on a $30 million hotel &  $12 million luxury condominium.  The city also selected Sasaki Associates a design firm that created the master plan for the Beijing Olympics to rebuild the downtown pedestrian mall (The Commons).  Today’s local paper led with a story about the status of the projects and Ithaca’s resilience during this economic downturn.  Read Here

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