ITHACA, NY -- The proposed apartment building at 401 E State St. took âa step backwardsâ at the Dec. 15 Planning Board meeting, developers and board members agreed. However, things were more positive for a proposed Collegetown apartment building.
The six-story building on E State Street would have 240,000 square feet of residential space that includes 347 units, and 100,000 square feet of parking space, with 318 parking spots. The development team from McKinley Development Company was on hand to offer some updates on design, particularly about the creek-side façade, which had received criticism at the last meeting.
Designers added modulation to the height of the brick and added balconies to try to break up the façade and create a more residential look to the building; they also widened the pedestrian entrance to the building on the side that faces State Street.