The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/chacona-block/)
The $21 million apartment development replacing the now-razed historic Chacona Block building — the former home of Collegetown Bagels — is on track to open its doors in August 2021.
Major demolition began on the Chacona Block building, which has stood on the corner of Collegetown and Cornell for over a century, on June 18. The property will be razed to make way for a new housing development at the cusp of campus.
Though the Chacona Block will not receive historic designation, the fight for preservation for Collegetown buildings continues, this time with 311 College Ave., home to The Nines.
The vote, which split Common Council, means that Student Agencies will likely try to redevelop the building on College Ave., which has housed Collegetown Bagels since 1995.
The central question motivating these petitions is whether or not the Chacona Block should be officially designated as a historic landmark.