Shaping a city : Ithaca, New York, a developer's perspective /
Travis, Mack,
Shaping a city : Ithaca, New York, a developer's perspective / Mack Travis. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Commons (1971-1975) : a pedestrian mall -- CLUG : a lesson in city planning -- The strategy (1973-1990) : quality housing -- Center Ithaca (1980-1994) : a financial failure -- The BID (1993-1995) : a business improvement district -- A second attempt (1996-1998) : success -- Arrival (1999) : the candidate -- The strategic plan (1999-2000) : headed up or headed down -- Crisis (2000) : a postal disaster -- Gateway Plaza (2001) : survival, vision, and tax abatements -- The hotel (2002-2005) : throwing down the gauntlet -- Behind the scenes : growing the market -- Gateway Commons (2005-2006) : the pride project -- The ripple effect : do you believe? -- The out-of-town developers (2003-2015) : a study in perseverance -- Other forces at work : IURA, TCAD, Historic Ithaca, ILPC, and IDA -- Changing people's lives : Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services -- The whole county (1974-2010) : the South Hill Business Campus -- Looking back at the strategic plan (2000-2010) : the end of a decade -- Looking ahead (2010-2020) : the 2020 strategic plan -- Density : Seneca Way (2010-2012) : one vote! -- Collegetown Terrace (2007-2017) : breaking out of the mold -- Community focus (1828-2008) : avoiding a bankruptcy -- Opportunities (2008-2015) : a successful collaboration -- Nonprofit survival : how to improve the bottom line through real estate ownership -- The Women's Community Building (1960-2014) : Breckenridge Place : affordable housing in the heart of downtown -- You don't always win (2012-2013) : public service meets an immovable object -- Shifting emphasis (2013) : a family business -- Devil in the details (2014) : synergy and the big picture -- Coltivare (2011-2014) : farm to bistro -- Rezoning (2013-2014) : overzealous? -- Cornell Program in Real Estate (2014-2015) : the class -- A corporate commitment (2016-2018) : since 1836 -- The next generation : they get it! -- Where do we go from here? : the road forward.
"This is the story of one Ithaca, New York, developer's involvement from first buying and renovating small houses to gradually expanding his thinking and projects to include a recognition of the interdependence of jobs, infrastructure, retail, housing, industry, taxation, banking, and city planning. It is the story of how he, along with other local developers, transformed a quiet, economically challenged upstate New York town into one that is now recognized as among the best small cities in the country"--
9781501730153 1501730150 9781501730160 1501730169 1501730142 9781501730146
22573/ctt22pddvr JSTOR
2018040190
Travis, Mack.
Travis, Mack.
Real estate development--History.--New York (State)--Ithaca
City planning--History.--New York (State)--Ithaca
Urban renewal--History.--New York (State)--Ithaca
Central business districts--History.--New York (State)--Ithaca
Promotion immobilière--Histoire.--New York (État)--Ithaca
Rénovation urbaine--Histoire.--New York (État)--Ithaca
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Real Estate--General.
ARCHITECTURE--Urban & Land Use Planning.
Central business districts
City planning
Real estate development
Urban renewal
Ithaca (N.Y.)--History.
New York (State)--Ithaca
History
HD268.I8
333.3309747/71
Shaping a city : Ithaca, New York, a developer's perspective / Mack Travis. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Commons (1971-1975) : a pedestrian mall -- CLUG : a lesson in city planning -- The strategy (1973-1990) : quality housing -- Center Ithaca (1980-1994) : a financial failure -- The BID (1993-1995) : a business improvement district -- A second attempt (1996-1998) : success -- Arrival (1999) : the candidate -- The strategic plan (1999-2000) : headed up or headed down -- Crisis (2000) : a postal disaster -- Gateway Plaza (2001) : survival, vision, and tax abatements -- The hotel (2002-2005) : throwing down the gauntlet -- Behind the scenes : growing the market -- Gateway Commons (2005-2006) : the pride project -- The ripple effect : do you believe? -- The out-of-town developers (2003-2015) : a study in perseverance -- Other forces at work : IURA, TCAD, Historic Ithaca, ILPC, and IDA -- Changing people's lives : Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services -- The whole county (1974-2010) : the South Hill Business Campus -- Looking back at the strategic plan (2000-2010) : the end of a decade -- Looking ahead (2010-2020) : the 2020 strategic plan -- Density : Seneca Way (2010-2012) : one vote! -- Collegetown Terrace (2007-2017) : breaking out of the mold -- Community focus (1828-2008) : avoiding a bankruptcy -- Opportunities (2008-2015) : a successful collaboration -- Nonprofit survival : how to improve the bottom line through real estate ownership -- The Women's Community Building (1960-2014) : Breckenridge Place : affordable housing in the heart of downtown -- You don't always win (2012-2013) : public service meets an immovable object -- Shifting emphasis (2013) : a family business -- Devil in the details (2014) : synergy and the big picture -- Coltivare (2011-2014) : farm to bistro -- Rezoning (2013-2014) : overzealous? -- Cornell Program in Real Estate (2014-2015) : the class -- A corporate commitment (2016-2018) : since 1836 -- The next generation : they get it! -- Where do we go from here? : the road forward.
"This is the story of one Ithaca, New York, developer's involvement from first buying and renovating small houses to gradually expanding his thinking and projects to include a recognition of the interdependence of jobs, infrastructure, retail, housing, industry, taxation, banking, and city planning. It is the story of how he, along with other local developers, transformed a quiet, economically challenged upstate New York town into one that is now recognized as among the best small cities in the country"--
9781501730153 1501730150 9781501730160 1501730169 1501730142 9781501730146
22573/ctt22pddvr JSTOR
2018040190
Travis, Mack.
Travis, Mack.
Real estate development--History.--New York (State)--Ithaca
City planning--History.--New York (State)--Ithaca
Urban renewal--History.--New York (State)--Ithaca
Central business districts--History.--New York (State)--Ithaca
Promotion immobilière--Histoire.--New York (État)--Ithaca
Rénovation urbaine--Histoire.--New York (État)--Ithaca
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Real Estate--General.
ARCHITECTURE--Urban & Land Use Planning.
Central business districts
City planning
Real estate development
Urban renewal
Ithaca (N.Y.)--History.
New York (State)--Ithaca
History
HD268.I8
333.3309747/71