Binghamton Fluorescent Site Getting Makeover for New Business

Construction work is underway at the former Binghamton Fluorescent Company building to clear the way for another business at the West Side site.

Tony Singh of Vestal acquired the site at 229 Main Street last March for $480,000. Binghamton Fluorescent had operated there from 1981 to May 2023.

Singh told city planners he wanted to open a gas station and convenience store on the property.

Several neighborhood residents expressed opposition to the project because of safety and environmental concerns. A man who lives next door to the site objected to the planned business because he didn't want to smell gasoline at his home.

Despite the protests from people who live nearby, the Binghamton planning commission approved the project.

Workers have been busy making renovations inside the building this month.

Two large gasoline storage tanks, which were delivered to the site several weeks ago, now are being buried on the east side of the building.

Engineer Brian Doak told the planning commission last November that business would be open every day from 6 a.m. to midnight.

Singh could not be reached Monday to answer questions about the gas station and convenience store.

Before the site became home to Binghamton Fluorescent, it was occupied by an Esso gasoline station from 1942 to 1977.

WNBF NEWS VIDEO: Fuels storage tanks were being buried at the site of the planned Binghamton gasoline station on September 22, 2025.

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