About the author  ⁄ Michael Palmer, Ph.D., P.E.

Michael Palmer, Ph.D., P.E. (mcp@elwynpalmer.com) is a Partner with Elwyn and Palmer Consulting Engineers, PLLC of Ithaca, NY.

A 22,000-square-foot vertical expansion is currently under construction at the existing Carey Building located at 314-320 East State Street, Ithaca, NY. The mixed-use building, owned by Travis/Hyde Properties of Ithaca, is being expanded to accommodate new commercial space and residential apartments while maintaining the current first floor retail space. The expansion involves the addition of five stories stacked above an existing two-story reinforced concrete structure originally constructed in 1922.

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