Massive Binghamton Eyesore Along Brandywine Highway Torn Down

Demolition crews have knocked down a significant section of the old Stow Manufacturing complex in Binghamton.

Workers with LCP Group of Vestal have been busy with the big demolition project east of the Brandywine Highway over the past several weeks.

Most of the site has been unused for decades since Stow closed its facility. EMS Technologies continues to occupy a small section of the property.

Christina Pierce of LCP Group said the goal is "clean up" the entire site, which includes parcels which had been occupied by Pa's Woodshed store and New York State Department of Transportation facilities.

The old DOT Equipment Management Shop at the corner of Frederick and Montgomery streets remains standing but it's scheduled to be removed soon.

Pierce said the project to clear the site - including environmental work - could be completed by mid-summer.

The old Stow site along with a nearby property to the south once occupied by Phillips Foundry will be available for a redevelopment project. That would make about 19 acres available for future use.

Local officials and property owners have spent nearly two decades discussing potential options for sites along "The Brandywine Corridor."

Any major project for the former Stow Manufacturing property likely will hinge on improvements for the intersection at the Brandywine Highway and Frederick Street.

Southbound traffic on the Brandywine cannot access the site because no left turn is permitted at the intersection. The accessibility issue would have to be addressed before redevelopment plans could go forward.

WNBF NEWS VIDEO: A visit to the former Stow Manufacturing property on April 28, 2025.

MORE WNBF NEWS VIDEO: Here's a flashback to what we observed during a previous visit to the blight site.

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