Goodbye, Big Blue: IBM Endicott's Amazing Vanishing Act

The end is in sight for the determined demolition team that's been working for nearly a half-year to remove several vacant IBM buildings in Endicott.

Gorick Construction crews are using heavy equipment to knock down what's left of the final structure standing at the corner of North Street and McKinley Avenue.

The workers have been moving from east to west to remove the "Old Building Group" and clear the 10 acre site for future development.

Former IBM buildings on the west side of McKinley Avenue remain in use as demolition of unused structures to the east nears completion. Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News

Broome County Executive Jason Garnar said he's "never seen a project like that." He said "it's pretty amazing to see something like that happen."

Garnar told WNBF News that while the final building will be taken down soon, he expects "there will be a good amount of time to get all that stuff over into the landfill."

The county executive said the Huron Campus "is a great site" for business, pointing to the operation BAE Systems has maintained there for the past 13 years.

Not much remained of the iconic IBM building at North Street and McKinley Avenue on June 5, 2025. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)

Garnar said the company has "flourished" since it shifted to the Endicott location after its facility at 600 Main Street in Westover was flooded in September 2011. He noted BAE Systems recently announced expansion plans for the site.

The county executive said the demolition of the vacant structures is important to "clean the site up" because "it's hard for people to imagine coming into those buildings that have been condemned and empty for so long."

Garnar said "it's a new chapter in the village of Endicott" and the Huron Campus.

WNBF NEWS VIDEO: North and McKinley in Endicott on June 5, 2025.

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