ITHACA, NY (607NewsNow) — Residents of Asteri Ithaca must leave.

Mayor Robert Cantelmo made that evacuation announcement last night at the Common Council meeting.

Cantelmo says the city is working on temporary housing for the residents being forced to evacuate, while also placing the blame entirely on the Vecino Group.

Since opening in 2024, both the Ithaca Police Department and Ithaca Fire Department have repeatedly been called to the Asteri Ithaca building on E. Green St. Late last year, a lawsuit was filed against the Vecino Group.