Catherine Commons is an apartment-style residential community for the Cornell University off-campus student population in the Collegetown district of Ithaca, New York. The project consists of six residential buildings on two adjacent sites: Catherine North and Catherine South. Prominently lining the main artery of College Avenue and gracefully stepping down in height towards residential neighborhoods and the City of Ithaca, Catherine Commons includes studio, 1-, 2-, and 3-bedroom apartments, all with private bedrooms and bathrooms and access to retail and recreational amenities including a fitness center and indoor and outdoor community courtyards. Connected via an open metal pedestrian bridge, Catherine North encompasses three buildings that include commercial spaces and multi-family residential units. The ground level between the buildings is open to promote physical and visual connections to the interior courtyard. The façades of two of these buildings are clad with terracotta tile shingles and metal panels with one- and two-story window openings. Catherine South also comprises three buildings, a combination of multi-family residential units and storefronts, which step down in height as grade falls along College Avenue and Cook Street. A three-story multi-family building, residential in form and scale, is set back from the street to align with neighboring houses. Its pitched roof, projected front porch, metal shingles, and residentially scaled windows and dormers complement the Collegetown vernacular.