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Features of Coal Yard Apartments

Location of Coal Yard Apartments

• Coal Yard Apartments are located just off Maple Avenue in a quiet section of the upper Collegetown area of the City of Ithaca. Coal Yard Apartments offer premium accommodations for in one- and two-bedroom apartments. The apartments are located across the street from the former East Ithaca Lehigh Valley railroad depot, where many earlier Cornell students first alighted in Ithaca. At present, Cornell’s CIT headquarters are situated across the street. It’s a pleasant 5-minute level walk to the Cornell University campus. The Engineering Quad, Johnson School, Hotel School, Ag Quad, Biotechnology and New Life Sciences Buildings are in close proximity. T-CAT buses stop at the driveway providing public transportation to the campus, downtown Ithaca and several nearby shopping malls and plazas.

• Coal Yard Apartments were built on the site of the former Perry Coal Yard, an East Hill establishment that provided coal for residents of Ithaca for years. The Queen of Tarts coffee and baked goods shop now occupies the former office and weighing room of the coal yard. The truck scales to the east of the building had to be removed to provide sufficient space for the 2-lane driveway. However the classic brass balance beams (20-ton capacity!) are evident in the shop. In developing the site for Coal Yard Apartments, remnants of a buried railroad bed and a roundtable turnaround for locomotives had to be removed.

• Architecturally, the design of Coal Yard Apartments emulates the former East Ithaca railway terminal building, which was moved about one-half mile east and is now the site of a restaurant on Pine Tree Road. One cannot miss the broad roof overhangs and the substantial colorful brackets. The design, details and drawings for the Coal Yard Apartments were produced by Ithaca Architect George Breuhaus, who implemented the ideas of David Beer, co-owner and chief builder of the structure. David worked with a small team of dedicated craftsmen, plus several subcontractors, for more that one year, in fair and foul weather, to produce the Coal Yard Apartments.

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Coal Yard Apartments: Designed for Comfort and Ease of Living

1. Spacious rooms with high ceilings, large windows and spacious closets.

2. All bedrooms and living rooms are wired for telephone, television and high-speed Internet connections through the appropriate utility suppliers

3. Spacious bathrooms with front-loading washer and dryer, all installed over classic-style ceramic tiles

4. High efficiency genuine stainless steel kitchen appliances including: gas cooking range with sealed burners and self-cleaning oven; combination exhaust fan and range hood with integrated microwave oven; dishwasher; large refrigerator/freezer; deep double-bowl sink.

5. Permanently installed through-the-wall air conditioner; ultra-quiet ceiling fan in the living room.

6. Ceramic tile (lower level) or genuine red oak hardwood (upper level) easy-care floors.

7. Kitchen and bathroom cabinetry is high-quality maple.

8. Kitchen and bathroom counter tops are of custom-crafted natural granite; wide windowsills in all rooms are crafted of granite too.

9. Extra-tall solid-core doors with oak trim and full oak baseboards. The door jambs are accented with black walnut milled from the trunks of several trees that were removed from the Coal Yard site to accommodate the apartments.

10. Effective sound-proofing installed between apartments to assure privacy.

11. Full-coverage fire-sprinkler system linked to the Ithaca Fire Department.

12. Coal Yard Apartments are conveniently located with respect to shopping and restaurants; several can be reached in a 10-15 minute walk; or by car or T-Cat bus service.

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Coal Yard Apartments: Designed and Constructed for Energy Efficiency

1. Basic construction – Insulated concrete forms; essentially 5” of Styrofoam® insulation enclose steel re-enforced concrete in all exterior and party walls. (The first such construction in the City of Ithaca!).

2. Ceiling insulation (16 inches) of cellulose insulation above upper-level ceilings.

3. High efficiency Marvin® fiberglass-framed windows with double-panes of glass separated by low-heat-transfer gas.

4. High efficiency appliances; most are ENERGY STAR certified.

5. Natural gas-fired radiant floor heating supplies very even heat that provides equivalent comfort levels at lower thermostat settings as conventional heating does with higher settings.

6. Ceiling fans provide year-round comfort.

7. Lighting fixtures have been selected to harmonize with the overall construction. Careful consideration was given to energy efficiency in selecting the fixtures.

8. Landlord supplies heat and water; tenants are responsible for electricity used within the apartment and electronic services.

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Apartment Information

There are a total of 10 apartments in the Coal Yard Apartment structure: four 2-bedrooms, five 1-bedrooms and one studio. (Those numbered 1 through 5 are on the lower level; those numbered 6 through 10 are on the upper level.) See: Floor Plans

Apartment Size; Apartment Numbers, Availability and Monthly Rent*;

• 1 Studio (561 square feet)

• One-bedroom; (697 square feet)

• Two-bedroom; (925 square feet)

• Two-bedroom; (959 square feet)

Please Note:

• A plain-language lease, satisfactory references and security deposits are required.

• Rents include heat, cooking gas and water. All apartments include use of one assigned parking space (two for 2-bedroom apartments). Tenants are responsible for electricity, and if desired through local utility suppliers: telephone, TV and/or high-speed Internet cable.

• The rents stated above are apartments provided unfurnished, except for the appliances as noted. Apartments can be minimally furnished for an additional $100 per month for studio and one-bedroom apartments. Two-bedroom apartments can be available furnished for an additional $140 per month.

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For more information, please contact the owner/managers by telephoning (607) 273-9203.