(March 19, 2012) Through a public and private partnership, downtown Yonkers will be getting loft-style apartments and retail in a mixed-use development. This project reflects the priority of both government and developers to provide a range of housing options in […]
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Developer selected for Syracuse Inner Harbor
(January 14, 2012) Fayetteville-based COR Companies has won a competition for development of Syracuse’s Inner Harbor, with the selection made by a five-person committee appointed by Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner. COR Companies, known for development of large “Towne Center” shopping […]
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Hometown developer’s town center plan has inner-ring s…
Irondequoit, New York is an inner-ring suburb of Rochester that eight years ago passed a smart growth-inspired Town Center Plan and Design Guidelines to help create a village-like center that it never had. The current center doesn’t function well or […]
continue readingCan compact and mixed use development work in villages?
In villages as well as cities, debates are intense on the subject or compact, mixed-use development. The editor of the national New Urban News recently responded to a letter in the Binghamton newspaper that was critical of compact, mixed-use […]
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Smart Growth and Grocery Stores: Long at Odds, Now Finding C…
by David Hogenkamp, Empire State Future According to the 2011 National Association of Realtors Community Preference Survey, most consumers would like to live in walkable communities where shops, restaurants, and local businesses are within an easy stroll of their home […]
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