SU plans to build nine accessible parking spaces at the veterans complex, records show. But with less parking, Dellas said he expects more pedestrian foot traffic and fewer vehicles on Marshall Street and South Crouse Avenue. ![]() Michael Shoes and vice president of the CMBID. Parking in the area has always been a nightmare, said John Vavalo, owner of J. More students and residents might use ride-hailing services, he said. With an increase in density - taller buildings and more developed space - the Hill could become “Uber-centric,” considering a possible reduction of parking spaces at the NVRC site and no required parking spaces at The Marshall, Dellas said. A student housing project off South Crouse Avenue, which displaced the popular bar Hungry Chuck’s earlier this year, is an example of that trend, Dellas said. The area’s density is increasing, he said. In some ways, they say, it’s already happening.įor Jerry Dellas, president of the Crouse Marshall Business Improvement District, the NVRC is just part of an ongoing trend. Longtime business owners and developers on the Hill - some of whom have watched SU students grow up and return to Marshall Street with kids of their own - say change is inevitable. The vote could represent a major step forward for a signature component of SU’s Campus Framework project. Syracuse’s Planning Commission on Monday will consider the NVRC’s site plan and whether it complies with a university-specific zoning district. The complex will sharply contrast the adjacent Varsity Pizza, the nearby Shirt World, Insomnia Cookies and dozens of other establishments, some of which have been operating for more than 50 years. With the NVRC construction, these streets - staples of life on the Hill for generations of SU students - are about to change. The place, at times, smells of spilled beer. Smokers congregate in alleyways, students chat outside Chipotle and the homeless sleep near a bus stop. The building will feature modern glass facades and occupy the empty site at the intersection of South Crouse and Waverly avenues.Īdjacent to the currently empty lot off South Crouse Avenue is the Marshall Street area, an eclectic mix of restaurants, bars and clothing shops. ![]() “That’s all he talks about.”īy January, SU officials expect to start construction on the NVRC, a $62.5 million undertaking that will centralize the university’s military and veteran’s programs. “He says ‘When am I going to see you guys putting a hole in the ground?’” Sala said. ![]() Syverud, in a meeting with construction officials, pointed out the fenced-off site of SU’s future National Veterans Resource Complex, said Pete Sala, vice president and chief facilities officer, at a public forum in September. Chancellor Kent Syverud recently looked out a window of Crouse-Hinds Hall at an empty patch of dirt and gravel, a Syracuse University administrator recalled.
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