12/30/2023 0 Comments Maplewood apartments ithaca voiceHowever, judging from the steel rebar sitting on the edge of the site, the concrete pours have yet to take place, and it looks like the wooden forms are just now being built on the far side of the footprint.Unlike most projects, Maplewood is basically an entire new neighborhood – there are five large apartment buildings, 21 townhouse strings, and the community center, for a grand total of twenty-seven buildings. Welliver has 236’s foundation excavated, and the steel piles are in. 236 Dryden will host 40 units and 138 bedrooms. It appears the cinder block elevator core/stairwell has been assembled as well.Ģ32 Dryden might be the more visually prominent of the two buildings, but it is also the smaller one – it will have 20 units and 53 bedrooms. The exterior walls will be assembled block by block, with new pours as rows of blocks are set in place. STREAM, the architect of The Lux, also did the Ithaka Terraces. There has been talking of making the complex net-zero energy capable, provided that the energy of an off-site solar array can be procured. These are thermally insulated plastic blocks filled with concrete – they tend to be a more expensive approach, but they also tend to have a higher grade of insulation (higher R-value), making for a more energy-efficient structure. The former Cascadilla School dorm has come down, and in its place will be two apartment buildings with 60 units and 191 bedrooms, geared towards students as most Collegetown projects are.Ģ32 Dryden, the building closer to Dryden Road, has started work on exterior framing – the partially-above grade basement level, built into the slope of the site, appears to have been framed with Amvic insulated concrete forms (ICFs), similar to those seen at the Ithaka Terraces and the Fox Blocks at the Thurston Avenue Apartments. Visum Development has teamed up with Welliver for one of the few projects not affected by the state building codes change that has left many Collegetown projects unable to move forward. There are have been some minor exterior design modifications (like the dormers in the buildings along Mitchell Street), but otherwise it’s as-approved. Fixtures, primer coats of paint, and trim pieces (moldings, baseboard) will follow. There are 27 buildings in some state of construction, from foundation work to framing to exterior facade application, and all manner of interior work from framing, to rough-ins, and for the furthest along, insulation and perhaps drywall hanging. The request for Saturday hours was approved, so with any luck, they can get to where they need to be in time for the students’ arrival at the start of August. The delays and work cancellations have been severe enough that, with the promise of less weather-prone work elsewhere, a few subcontractors opted out of their contracts – there don’t appear to be hard feelings, it’s just that crews need steady employment. The delays have mostly been weather-related the abnormally wet autumn we had really ate into the construction schedule, because among other issues, you can’t safely pour and cure concrete for foundation slabs if there’s a heavy rain risk. Normally that’s not a big deal, but because this changed a section of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), getting planning board/lead agency permission is a legal necessity. Chapter House proprietor John Hoey has given indications he would like to reopen, but it may not be here, and the first-floor retail space is still being marketed by Pyramid Brokerage.Īccording to Matt Butler at the Ithaca Times, Maplewood is running 25 days behind schedule, which forced the project team to ask the town of Ithaca for approval to work on Saturdays. Now, the question on everyone’s mind is, will the Chapter House reopen in the new building? The truth is, that question has not been resolved. Framing for the apartment building at 406 Stewart Avenue, also destroyed by the April 2015 fire, is underway. It’s pretty common to use water-resistant spray foam for modern brick construction, given that bricks absorb moisture and plywood sheathing can rot when exposed to moisture (see the Simeon’s Rebuild and DiBella’s for other examples of its use). The three-story building is fully framed, spray foam insulation has been applied to the exterior and the water-resistant underlayment has been attached to the roof. It seemed a little optimistic when a late fall or early winter opening was suggested for the replacement structure on the Chapter House site, but the new build has made good progress. The Chapter House site (400-404 Stewart Avenue) This month, we’re taking a look at Collegetown and Downtown. Here’s a construction photo gallery to peruse when you need a break from the relatives hitting the eggnog too hard.
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