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Spencer Whitmore, who grew up in poverty in the Ithaca area, has noticed the changing scenery and increasing economic stratification of his hometown.

Students native to Ithaca feel changes from gentrification

By Elijah de Castro, News Editor • February 9, 2022
In Ithaca, gentrification has been silently changing the scenery of The Commons as well as pricing out and displacing lower-income Ithacans.
Harold’s Square, a mixed-use development building with retail space and housing, is one of the projects, along with City Centre, a development offering luxury apartments.

Commons construction projects to be completed Summer 2019

By Rachel Heller, Contributing Writer • September 12, 2018
Two construction projects currently underway on The Commons are expected to be completed in the summer of 2019.
The project City Centre is located on a triangular lot that wraps around the corner of East State Street and South Aurora Street. The lot previously held the Trebloc Building.

More construction projects clog up downtown Ithaca

By Maggie McAden, Contributing Writer • September 28, 2017
Ithaca College students returned to campus from summer break to find another construction project underway on The Commons.
A new construction project is one step closer to becoming a reality in downtown Ithaca, at the bottom of the hill from the Ithaca College campus. The building would have 193 residential apartments and 10,800 square-feet of retail space.

“City Centre” project may replace Trebloc Building in Ithaca

By Jack Sears, Staff Writer • November 7, 2016
A new high-profile construction project is one step closer to becoming a reality in downtown Ithaca, at the bottom of the hill from the Ithaca College campus.
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