South Hill townhouse complex proposed for redevelopment

An aging townhouse development on South Hill could be in for some big changes as developers aim to turn the property into a 200-unit apartment complex. The $70 million project is proposed for 1 Grandview Court, currently the site of the 58-unit Lakeside Vista townhouse apartment complex. The proposal calls for 200 units on a 3.71-acre site, including three multifamily residential buildings with a total of 190 units and 10 townhouses on the south side of the property, closer to Grandview Avenue. The property, originally opened in 1948 as lower-income family housing and known for many years as the Vista Circle Apartments and the Grandview Court Apartments, was purchased in 2017 for $6.25 million by Hopkins Holdings. Hopkins is a Maryland-based developer and property manager whose portfolio consists primarily of luxury student housing. It owns several multifamily properties in Ithaca, including Cayuga Place and the Cayuga Lofts Downtown, Parkside Vista and Lakeside Vista. The fir