Starting in the summer of 2008, artists have been recruited to live and work in the SALT District of the Near Westside. The SALT District, (Syracuse Art Life & Technology), flanks the core of the neighborhood with galleries, studios, design firms and arts venues already doing business and planning to stay.
Home and studio spaces in the SALT District and the Near Westside are available to artists and others at substantially below market prices. ‘Green’ renovation assistance has 21st century written all over it. Current Near Westside residents, arts oriented business owners, and green technology advocates add to the flavor.
Seriously inexpensive home/studio ownership opportunities
Do you like to do renovations yourself? Are you adventurous?
We have homes for you for $1. Yes, you read that correctly—$1 homes in a neighborhood with other artists and just steps away from great galleries. And the city/school taxes are frozen at their current very low levels for seven years.
Do you prefer a home that’s move-in ready?
We can do that too. With a special allocation of New York State Restore New York funds, we can make your new Energy Star rated home/studio move-in ready and still sell it to you for a fraction of what you would pay in New York City, Boston, or Philadelphia.
The same property tax deal applies—no increases for seven years.
Do you feel creative and relish moving a few walls yourself?
We can do just a partial structural renovation if you have the skills and desire to design the interior yourself. Our commercial/mixed-use properties are perfect for your creative business start-ups.
Do you want to make your home extreme green?
The Near Westside has been targeted as a hub for green technologies and innovations coordinated by the Syracuse Center of Excellence (syracusecoe.org).
- We are building new, affordable, extreme-green homes designed by nationally acclaimed architects based on their award-winning designs.
- Demonstration projects showcase innovative green and clean technologies such as porous paving (FlexiPave.co.za), eco-friendly electrical energy systems, (Freewatt), solar-heated hot water, and more. We also have grants available for energy upgrades.
Would you rather lease than own?
In early October of 2010, our first large-scale mixed use project was completed with the renovation of the Lincoln Building. The Lincoln Building is a complete renovation of the 100 year old, four-story Lincoln Supply Warehouse into 30,000 square feet of mixed-used commercial and residential space completed by Brininstool + Lynch architects with Rich and Gardner Builders.
Floors one and two contain first-class office space and floors three and four have been transformed into a 10 unit “live/work space” for artists and other tenants. The units range in size from 1,151 to 1,270 square feet and rent for about $1 a square foot per month, including utilities.
The Syracuse Center of Excellence provided much of the funding and expertise in the selection of the building systems, which include a geothermal field, solar panels, hot water on-demand, an innovative living wall screen over part of the building, rain water recycling capacity, and others. The Lincoln Building will apply for LEED certification by the USGBC and it will join the countless other great and green projects taking place all over the neighborhood.
2012 – Live/Work Warehouse Condominiums
Would you like to own without the upkeep of a single-family residence?
Plans are in the works for 20 rough, affordable, live/work units in the former Case Warehouse. This turn-of-the-century structure has great light and ceiling heights, and is located directly across from the Delavan Gallery and Syracuse University’s downtown campus for the visual and performing arts. Express your interest now.