Broome County Land Bank

Project Approved
Project Approved
Project Approved
A $20 million residential and commercial complex proposed for Binghamton's West Side has been approved by the city Planning Commission.
Demolition Day
Demolition Day
Demolition Day
Several vacant, rundown building on Binghamton's North Side are being removed under an initiative overseen by the Broome County Land Bank Corporation.
Funds Diverted
Funds Diverted
Funds Diverted
A group that selects revitalization projects in the region appears to be giving up on the once grand plans for a plaza and grocery store for the North Side of the City of Binghamton.
West Side Shame
West Side Shame
West Side Shame
A seven-story abandoned building on Binghamton's West Side has become a playground for intruders who have damaged the inside and outside of the structure. Dozens of windows on the fourth-floor and the seventh-floor now feature spray-painted graffiti...
Food desert
Food desert
Food desert
A full-service grocery store is expected to open in a Binghamton neighborhood that's been called a "food desert." Two developers today announced plans to establish an independent store called Grocery City Market. Jim Kilcy of Binghamton and Jim Mailloux of Syracuse say the 10,000 to 14,000 square-foot grocery store is to be located in the old Big Lots Plaza on West State Street... Read M
What's next?
What's next?
What's next?
An abandoned Binghamton building that once served as a hotel could be converted into residential, retail and office space. The board of directors of the Broome County Land Bank Corporation has accepted Newman Development Group's proposal for the site at 50 Front Street on the city's West Side...
Redevelopment target
Redevelopment target
Redevelopment target
A building that once was home to a Sheraton Inn on Binghamton's West Side has been acquired by the Broome County Land Bank Corporation. The property at 50 Front Street has been vacant for about three years. The county took possession of the site through a tax foreclosure process...
Land bank
Land bank
Land bank
A local chamber of commerce manager has been chosen to oversee the Broome County Land Bank Corporation. The organization's board of directors selected Stacey Duncan to be the corporation's first executive director. Duncan has been government relations manager at the Greater Binghamton Chamber of Commerce since 2009...