Big student-housing project at Temple Concord runs into opposition - syracuse.com

The rendering shows a 635-bed student apartment development project, namely the standard room in Syracuse, which was proposed by Landmark Properties on the Temple Concord website near the University of Syracuse.

Syracuse, New York-The owner of an apartment building near the Temple Concord is working with the proposed 635-bed property of the temple near Syracuse University Student housing project.

Sherbk Inc., owner

The Syracuse Zoning Appeals Board, located at 922 Madison St., asked Syracuse Landmark Property Owner LLC to reject the project’s zoning difference request, which is called the "standard" in Syracuse.

Sherbrooke Apartments is a 22-unit, 95-bed apartment building located directly behind the proposed apartment building at Temple Concord.

The Sherbrooke Apartments, designed by the famous Syracuse architect Ward Wellington Ward, was built in 1914.

It was completed in 1997. They are considered the largest handicraft-style buildings in Syracuse.

The company behind the project

Located in Athens, Georgia, it is one of the most active student housing developers in the country.

It proposes to build a seven-story building on the south side of the temple reserve and an eight-story building behind the temple on the east side of the building. The new building will contain 202 student apartments with a total of 635 beds.

The temple sanctuary was opened at the southeast corner of University Avenue and Madison Street in 1911, and will be retained for tenant convenience. Two buildings of this historic building will be demolished, namely the Education and Administration Wing from the 1920s and a building attached to the Wing from the 1960s.

Douglas H. Zamelis, a lawyer representing Sherbk, said the new building will keep the rear of the four-story Sherbrooke apartment shaded for 10 months of a year.

In addition, he said that the project consists of tall modern buildings and will be out of step with the surrounding area.

He said: "This modern eight-story facility is not suitable for this space."

The lawyer representing Landmark, John Langey, said that the Sherbrooke apartment owner’s objection stems from the fact that Sherbrooke serves similar tenants.

He said in an email to The Post Standard: "In short, they don't want to compete."

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Zamelis said the owners of Sherbrooke found tenants without problems and opposed the project out of fear of competition.

The Sherbrooke Apartment at 922 Madison Street, Syracuse, was designed by architect Ward Wellington Ward and built in 1914. Google Maps

Sherbk filed a lawsuit on January 4, trying to prohibit the zone committee from even considering Landmark's application. The lawsuit alleges that Landmark waited 10 months to file an appeal with the Zoning Committee. At that time, the city law required an appeal within 60 days, but the city law enforcement office rejected the permit to build the apartment.

Zamelis said that Onondaga County Supreme Court Judge Gerard Neri rejected his request for a temporary restraining order for the district committee, but plans to hold a hearing on April 1 to request a hearing on the district committee. The committee imposed an injunction. The district committee held a public hearing via the Internet on Thursday. However, no decision was made on Landmark's application.

Landmark is seeking four differences to enable it to:

Langey said in his differential application that the project will not bring “any undesirable changes” to the neighborhood’s character because the neighborhood is zoned for residential land.

He said that the difference in requirements is largely due to the "request and desire to preserve and protect" the temple. He said that the refuge and the adjacent grassland accounted for 20% of the property and were reserved for preservation.

He said: "If the land area on the site is available, the need and degree of difference will be greatly reduced."

The Temple of Concord opened in 1911 at 910 Madison Street in Syracuse.

Landmark's product portfolio includes more than 75 student dormitory properties across the country, totaling more than 46,000 beds.

The company reached an agreement with the Concord Temple Society in 2019 to purchase the temple complex for $9 million. The purchase is subject to the company's city approval on the site for the proposed apartment.

The congregation plans to move to a temporary residence and plans to build a new permanent residence. Miaoguan Yin

Faced with 182-year-old Jews, the ninth largest Jew in the country is the main reason for agreeing to sell.

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