The Seitz Building

Skaneateles is changing. We've known that for some time, but this is more change.


The Seitz Building is on the corner of Genesee and Jordan Streets. It houses several storefronts and upstairs apartments currently.


The new owners plan - and have been approved, not always an easy task here in the village - to enlarge the building by adding on to the L-shape and creating a rectangle. The will build 10 lakeview condos above the stores, priced currently at least at $500,000 but they can't truly market them until the state has the final say.


The first floor storefronts will remain: Kubuki, Morris's Grill, The Hitching Post, Infused, and Elegant Needles, if they choose. The latter three will need to close for a few months to allow for the renovations, but the owner would like to have them back. The restaurants may remain open if all parties can figure out how to do it.


One store had to leave, a small consignment shop. Finding suitable space to rent in Skaneateles is difficult - I hope they do.


I remember sitting at the counter of The Hitching Post and eating ice cream in the summer when I was a child. It's been there for 50 years, now as a gift shop. I hope it stays.


Morris's renovated? Will it ever be the same? I hope it is, somehow. Skaneateles needs a "Morris's" to keep it grounded.