Syracuse department store sat mostly empty for decades. This housing project aims to revive its iconic look

Syracuse, N.Y. — A 62-unit apartment project would renovate the former Woolworth’s building in downtown Syracuse, reviving its unused upper floors and basement for the first time in nearly 50 years.

The proposal would also add a fourth story and a rooftop terrace, one set back from its corner lot along South Salina Street.

And the developer aims to strip back the building’s current flat facade to uncover a more ornate parapet — part of the iconic building’s original look…

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