Initial Work Starts on Binghamton Parking Ramp Demolition

The early stages of a $2.5 million project to tear down an unsafe parking garage in downtown Binghamton is getting underway.

The city-owned structure was closed last January because of deteriorating concrete and steel.

A view of a section of the west side of the State Street garage on July 2, 2026. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)

In an email responding to a WNBF News inquiry, Mayor Jared Kraham wrote: "Heavy machinery and crews are over there now and have been conducting on some initial work, close to the Henry St. side of the garage."

Gorick Construction Company crews recently erected concrete barriers to close one travel lane on the State Street side of the abandoned parking ramp.

Firefighters entered a stairwell to extinguish a blaze on June 25, 2026. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)

Shortly after the barriers were set up, someone set some trash on fire in the basement of the garage.

No arrests have been reported in connection with the fire that was discovered around 5 a.m. on June 25.

An elevate pedestrian bridge on the east side of the State Street parking ramp has been removed. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)

A walkway that linked the garage with the Centre Plaza building on Henry Street was removed in recent days.

Work to remove some asbestos-containing materials from the ramp also has started.

A mosaic planter that's stood next to the State Street garage for 15 years will be protected during the structure's demolition. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)

Kraham said the demolition project is expected to take six to eight months to complete.

The city intends to open a surface parking lot after the garage site has been cleared. The mayor has indicated he is interested in hearing from people interested in redeveloping the property.

WNBF NEWS VIDEO: Workers from Gorick Construction at the State Street parking garage in Binghamton on June 24, 2026.

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