Marriott Syracuse Downtown: Lobby
The palatial Warren Street landmark, formerly known as the Hotel Syracuse, will officially re-open today as The Marriott Syracuse Downtown. Some final touches were being added yesterday evening but the transformation looked wonderful, including the historic murals and coffered ceilings.
Eleven Waters Restaurant
Clinton Square
Steeped in history and prized for its versatility, Clinton Square is maybe the only place in the ‘Cuse that can hold a KlezFest, a Black Lives Matter rally, a candlelight vigil, sunrise Yoga, and a Blues performance.
Welcome to the new heart of the city.
Finishing touches put on the addition to The Amos Building (Clinton Square)
The Amos building is named for the original owner, Jacob Amos.
National Grid building in Kente color
Lacy’s Lunchbox, Green Street.
Saturday the Hawley-Green section of the city will hold house tours for several properties. The neighborhood, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, offers a suburban feel near downtown Syracuse.
712 East Fayette Street (Almond Corridor)
Despite what we see sometimes, housing is one of our most under appreciated assets.
We finally got a look at the Syracuse Land Bank’s portfolio of available residential and commercial properties. We wonder how soon they will coordinate with a company to do actual vacant house tours. In Pittsburgh this is something they are actually doing now.
Two members of Clarion Associates (Denver, CO) gave a brief overview of the Rezone Syracuse project last night. The group is attempting to help the city better define its character and sense of place as it relates to land use and future development.
According to initial assessment, Syracuse is “behind the curve” and we need to create more user-friendly ordinances. Our current system even has obsolete districts.
We were surprised to find out that modernization is a long time coming (there’s not been a comprehensive update since the 1920s).
And of course there is also potential for consolidation of some districts.
Clarion began their work in the Fall of 2015 and will submit their final recommendations in 2017.
Hopefully this project can help bring some creativity to city planning.
A few downtown buildings were illuminated in Purple on Saturday to honor the memory of the artist who will be forever known as Prince.
The Barnes-Hiscock Mansion made for an informal, yet eclectic venue for Wednesday evening’s runway show. Model: Melissa Dwyer Vassenelli. Accessories: Michelle DaRin