The project, located on 1.89 acres at 1081 South Salina Street, Syracuse, NY, will be of one structure consisting of a connected East part and West part.
The project is located on the south side of Syracuse, in an area that was affected by the circa 1960s construction of Interstate 81 and is considered an important catalyst for furthering the Syracuse Master Plan goal of making South Salina Street an urban gateway from the south into the city. The project would also provide much needed neighborhood retail, business, residential and employment opportunities for the community. From its inception and development, the project garnered the support of local leaders and city officials, and involved input, coordination and review by consultants, stakeholders, and city, regional, state and federal agencies. Neighborhood organizations were also engaged for input to adequately address community needs and concerns.
The East Part which is located on the north end of the site, is approximately 23,400 GSF and will accommodate a range of uses from professional and educational spaces to light manufacturing on one level.
The West Part, situated along South Salina Street, will be a five story, rectangular volume with a slightly skewed four level cube, resting on the ground level, at its south end; the footprint of each floor is approximately 5800 GSF The skewed cube is angled toward the main street that runs south west to north east so that it acts as an architectural gateway to the neighborhood for commuters. The South Salina Street elevation uses a rhythm of ground-face masonry openings to create an attractive street face for pedestrians and uses a combination of horizontal and large format siding panels above to distinguish the main and skewed volumes. The masonry opening continues to the north to provide a privacy and security fence. The ground level of the West Part will contain neighborhood retail space with storefront windows and entry doors in the openings. The upper four floors contain residences of varying sizes and configurations.
Site work will include approximately 70 surface parking spaces and associated accessible components. Solar photovoltaic installations are planned for the building roofs and ground-mounted installations for various grade level areas of the site. Another benefit of this project is the remediation of the site which was previously designated as a Brownfield Site. In addition, the site is located in the expanded FEMA floodplain, so site work design also involves benching and re-grading the site to accommodate potential floor water volumes.
