LANSING -- Construction of two office
buildings at the Cornell Business and Technology Park should
begin by December or January, however, only after several
special conditions are met.
The Village of Lansing Planning Board approved unanimously
(4-0) a special permit for the construction of a
92,000-square-foot office building. It also approved an
amendment to add an additional 10,000 square feet of office
space to a project approved by the board in August 1998.
Several special conditions for both structures must be met
and approved by the village engineer in order for the
construction of either structure to take place.
Nestled in the corner of Thornwood Drive and Brown Road, the
approved two-story 92,000-square-foot building will occupy 12.1
acres and permit up to 368 parking spaces.
One main tenant will occupy 72,000 square feet of the
building, said Herman Sieverding of Integrated Acquisition and
Development, which manages the park. The remaining space will be
designated for businesses who need office space in the business
park immediately. Currently there is none, he added.
Because vehicles at the business park often exit the property
via Brown Road onto Route 13, Planning Board Chairman Ned Hickey
said he was concerned about a potential hazard of turning left
onto Route 13.
"I understand what you're saying, but drivers have a
huge field of view at that intersection," said Cornell Real
Estate Director John Majeroni. "But if it does prove to be
a problem we can limit it to right turns only."
Conditions on the permit include approval by the village
engineer, approval by the Planning Board of landscaping and
lighting plans, submission of an alternate parking lot design
and upon the receipt of statement of no adverse impact from
Tompkins County.
The board also approved unanimously (4-0) to amend a special
permit and allow additional office space added as a second floor
to compose a 40,000-square-foot structure at 10 Brown Road.
Although the Planning Board approved the original project
more than two years ago, the structure has not been built yet,
Sieverding said.
Sieverding said additional office space is needed because the
original design was tailored for two specific tenants. However,
since 1998, one tenant left and another is looking to take the
space, but needed more square-footage to do so.
Because of the additional office space, more parking spots
are required. The board approved 160 spots as an appropriate
number for the building.
Tom Colbert of Integrated Acquisition and Development said he
could not identify any of the potential tenants because
negotiations were not complete.
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