Ithaca Branch

Elmira Savings Bank’s (now a part of Community Bank) renovation transformed a previously unoccupied brick building into a renewed and inviting commercial space. Originally built in the early 1900’s, the building has housed many businesses of different types through the decades. The building was vacant and deteriorating for years before Elmira Savings Bank purchased and renovated it, and subsequently transformed a major downtown Ithaca intersection.

The restoration of the 5,000 sf building includes a renewed entry, upgraded building envelope for improved energy efficiency, and a 1,600 sf brick and glass addition that brings new life to the historic structure. The interior features a complete gut and renovation that creates a bright, lively, efficient, and engaging commercial banking and office area.

Site work included improved access, parking, a drive through service window with new canopy cover, and landscape features such as shrubs, perennials, and ornamental grasses all around. With a focus on sustainability, the building also features sun shades, and an all-electric heating/cooling plant.