The End: Downtown Binghamton Eyesore Demolished

An abandoned apartment house in Binghamton is finally being removed after the property owners refused to make repairs to the structure.

The Kenmore Building at 263 Washington Street was owned by an entity using a New Paltz address. Two men - Kevin Findley of Binghamton and Philip Costa of Walkill - had been found guilty of 50 code violations last year.

Mayor Jared Kraham announced on April 10 that the owners were being ordered to demolish the building or the city would do it and send them the bill.

Kraham told WNBF News that those responsible for the property ignored the directive, so the city hired LCP Group of Vestal to do the job.

Crews started knocking down the front of the structure late Thursday morning.

The mayor said the cost of removing the building is expected to be around $100,000.

The state had approved a $500,000 grant to help the owners create 26 "modern studio apartments" in the building. Some work was done inside the structure before the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 but the project was suspended.

WNBF NEWS VIDEO: The demolition of the Kenmore Building in downtown Binghamton on April 23, 2026.

WNBF NEWS VIDEO: Mayor Jared Kraham at the demolition site on Washington Street on April 23, 2026.

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