Construction to Start for Apartment Complex at Davis College Site

Work is about to begin to convert buildings at the former Davis College campus in Johnson City into a mixed-use development.

David Drew, a Vestal businessman, said construction for the $15.5 million project is scheduled to start next week.

Drew told WNBF News that the dorm buildings and much of what was used for office space will be transformed into 67 market-rate apartments. He said most of them would be one-bedroom units, although there will be some two-bedroom apartments.

Drew said there also are five single-family homes which will be renovated and rented.

Adam Weitsman sold the 16-acre property that had been used by Davis College last month for $4.5 million.

Drew said his vision for the site is to combine the residential space for the apartment buildings with some of the amenity features of the former campus, like the gym and the café commercial space. He said the library could be converted into office space.

Changes will be made to the property's parking areas and landscaping. More lighting will be added around the site.

A five-year lease renewal was recently finalized for the Bible School Park post office on the campus.

The Riverside Gardens project is receiving support from a $500,000 state grant.

Fahs Construction Group of Binghamton is the general contractor. A groundbreaking ceremony is planned for Monday.

Drew said the projected time frame for completion of the work is 14 months.

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