Demolition Clears Site for Downtown Binghamton Housing Complex

Some initial site work has started for a long-awaited affordable housing project in Binghamton.

YWCA  officials have been planning the downtown complex for several years.

Construction on the $35 million project is expected to get underway in September.

The basement of the old building just torn down on Lisle Avenue had been filled with used tires. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)

Workers from LCP Group recently demolished an abandoned three-story apartment house at 34 Lisle Avenue to clear the east end of the project site.

The project will create 68 apartments of low-income housing for families. Half of the units will be reserved for domestic violence survivors.

The old Broome County Urban League building on Carroll Street will be converted into a childcare center as part of the project.

The former Urban League Community Center on Carroll Street on April 1, 2024. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)

The YWCA acquired that site from Isaac Anzaroot for $500,000 in 2022.

New York state is providing about $12 million to support the housing and childcare project. The city of Binghamton contributed $500,000 for the complex.

Construction work on the project is expected to take about two years.

WNBF NEWS VIDEO: Workers from LCP Group at the Binghamton demolition site on June 12, 2026.

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