Boiceville Cottages

Boiceville Cottages A community of 140 tiny houses. Located ten minutes from Ithaca, New York, and Cornell University, B

Inspired by the Barbara Cooney illustrations in "Miss Rumphius," a children's book he read to his daughters, Bruno Schickel designed and built Boiceville Cottages beginning in 1996. Bruno utilized his experience with Schickel Construction, a company he founded in 1985 and continues to run, to design an interior that was complementary to the charming illustrations of seaside cottages that inspired

the exterior shape of the Boiceville Cottages. SUSTAINABLE LIVING

Bruno designed a compact but liveable blueprint in order to create a more minimal and sustainable living space. Bruno also incorporated modern elements into the cottages to give the community fresh and youthful storybook charm while still using natural materials to create a cottage community that is design-centric but also efficent and sustainable to renters. The cottages are staged in a pinwheel trio to afford residents privacy while still providing a sense of neighborhood that is essential for the community. Bruno built the Meeting House in 2012 to serve as the community's common space where residents can gather, cook, exercise, and host events. UNIVERSAL DESIGN

A creative design outlet for Bruno, Boiceville Cottages provides an opportunity to embrace the bright, dramatic colors Bruno loves, but also to design intricate details that make the cottages particularly unique, such as cooper windowtops, striped exteriors, curved roofs, and gingerbread roof detailing. The effect is whimiscal meets rustic countryside, an intersection of playful and practical. The cottages are built with accessibility in mind and suitable for all ages. Entrances to the cottages are flat-leveled and wheelchair accessible. BUILDING A COMMUNITY

Schickel Construction Company has built 140 cottages, making Boiceville both a fun and colorful community. If the mood strikes, you can view the construction process on Instagram (http://instagram.com/boiceville_cottages) - from the newly built frames to the completed, freshly painted cottages. Read more about Bruno in this New York Times article (http://goo.gl/QSH9tw).

12/23/2025

A book on every bed for Christmas. What a fabulous idea.

TINY HOME living in upstate New York, rent yours today.
12/18/2025

TINY HOME living in upstate New York, rent yours today.

Stay in the loop on all things Upstate NY! Join my newsletter → https://gabsmall.com/newsletter/0:00 Intro0:51 Arriving at La Bourgade3:15 Inside Tour5:35 Ai...

Awesome video about Boiceville Cottages.Thank you Gabriel Small for creating such a wonderful piece
08/21/2025

Awesome video about Boiceville Cottages.
Thank you Gabriel Small for creating such a wonderful piece

Would you live in one of these cottages???👇 0:00 Intro0:49 First Impressions1:38 Community Room2:00 Meet Bruno2:45 Tour of the homes4:23 Outdoor amenities6:...

Very happy that my tiny house communities have been written up in a national magazine.
04/25/2025

Very happy that my tiny house communities have been written up in a national magazine.


These three neighborhoods of tiny houses show what’s possible to build quickly when towns don’t have overly restrictive zoning.

Are you feeling frozen join in the fun
01/07/2025

Are you feeling frozen join in the fun

For Freeville neighbors:
To celebrate our current cold snap: I'm hosting a special screening of "SING-ALONG FROZEN" this Friday at the Freeville Literary Society
24 Main Street
Door opens at 5
Film starts promptly at 5:30
Free admission
All are welcome (especially with your children)
Snacks will be available

Freeville Cottages an innovative housing model, other communities should consider to addressing their housing needs. ...
10/14/2024

Freeville Cottages an innovative housing model, other communities should consider to addressing their housing needs. FreevilleCottages.com
Designed by Bruno Schickel and built by Schickel Construction company.

Congressman Marc Molinaro stops in Freeville NY to see the newly constructed Freeville Cottages. Congressman Molinaro discusses the affordable housing crisis...

Join in the fun
12/03/2023

Join in the fun

Ithaca-area friends!! I hope you and your kiddos can join me for the World Debut of a new story I've written for children (and those who love them). We'll have crafts/snacks for kids, a short story-time, and a surprise appearance (by a certain very lovable pooch).
1PM Buffalo Street Books. Supporting the literacy work of Children's Reading Connection and Buffalo Street Books

very good opinion piece on how zoning would have impacted Boiceville Cottages
11/05/2023

very good opinion piece on how zoning would have impacted Boiceville Cottages



Many of you have asked to have zoning in Caroline explained. Maybe you’ve seen the road signs and wonder… Just what the heck is going on in this town?! There’s a lot of noise and misinformation out there so let’s cut to the heart of it. Caroline is one of the few Unzoned towns left in the co...

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301 Boiceville Road
Brooktondale, NY
14817

Opening Hours

Monday 7am - 5pm
Tuesday 7am - 5pm
Wednesday 7am - 5pm
Thursday 7am - 5pm
Friday 7am - 5pm
Saturday 7am - 5pm
Sunday 7am - 5pm

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+16072274791

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