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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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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 able to win the grant. Vo...

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The Ithaca Voice@ithacavoiceMay 8
Seneca Street Parking Garage closed for good, officials weigh next steps ithacavoice.org/2026/05/sene…
Seneca Street Parking Garage closed for good, officials weigh next steps - The Ithaca Voice

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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The Ithaca Voice@ithacavoiceMay 5
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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The Ithaca Voice@ithacavoiceApr 30
‘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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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 opinion pieces for...

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Tompkins Weekly@TompkinsWeeklyMar 27
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 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 it. Voi...

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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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The Ithaca Voice@ithacavoiceMar 12
Developer makes third pitch to develop Lansing industrial site into housing ithacavoice.org/2026/03/deve…

Developer makes third pitch to develop Lansing industrial site into housing - The Ithaca Voice

LANSING, N.Y. –  As the old adage goes, the third time’s the charm. Or at least, that’s what one developer is hoping in Lansing. Bomax Holdings LLC has tried twice […]

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The Ithaca Voice@ithacavoiceMar 11
The City of Ithaca has $1M of grant money to dole out. Here are all the applications seeking a slice. ithacavoice.org/2026/03/the-…
The City of Ithaca has $1M of grant money to dole out. Here are all the applications seeking a...

The City of Ithaca has $1M of grant money to dole out. Here are all the applications seeking a...

ITHACA, N.Y.— It’s that time of the year again.Voices are AI generated. The Ithaca Voice is not responsible for mispronunciations. The Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency (IURA) will be holding public...

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