City of Ithaca - 215 College Avenue

Negative Declaration

Tompkins County - The City of Ithaca Planning Board, as lead agency, has determined that the proposed 215 College Avenue will not have a significant adverse environmental impact. The action involves demolishing an existing 2-story house located at 215 College Ave, and construct a single 7-story, residential building, approximately 64,236 GSF. The applicant proposes 86 residential units with a unit mix ranging from studio to 3-bedroom apartments for a total of 151 beds, 4,175 SF of amenity space, and an 1,812 SF rooftop terrace. The project includes a public plaza along College Avenue and landscaping. The project is a through lot, has frontage on both College Avenue and Linden Avenue and experiences a significant grade change, sloping west, towards College Avenue. The project is located within both the MU-1 and CR-4 zoning districts and will require area variances. The project is also subject to Collegetown Design Guidelines. The project is located 215 College Avenue in the City of Ithaca, New York.