The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/affordable-housing/)
Local non-profit Second Wind is planning to finish their Dryden construction project this summer, which will bring affordable housing options to homeless women.
The land — 0.6 acres situated in the Fall Creek neighborhood — was initially leased to the owners of the apartment complex previously known as Gun Hill apartments, who used the land as a parking lot, according to Simon Allen, associate vice president for asset management.
Earlier this month, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a grant of $900,000 to create more affordable housing on Ithaca’s Hancock Street. This is the latest legislative push to build more accessible spaces in an area that has long struggled with rising prices.
Cornell and Tompkins County officials announced on Friday that the University will extend its partnership with the Tompkins County Community Housing Development Fund and provide an additional $200,000 contribution this year.