The company that owns the Binghamton Plaza has lost an initial court bid to halt an effort by the city to take control of the property on West State Street.
Binghamton City Council is prepared to vote on using eminent domain to seize North Side property that's been home to a retail shopping complex for six decades.
People who operate and manage businesses at the Binghamton Plaza are worried as the city moves forward to take control of the property and demolish its buildings.
The city of Binghamton is moving forward with its effort to gain control of the Binghamton Plaza site.
Mayor Jared Kraham last summer announced plans to use eminent domain to seize the plaza property on West State Street on the city's North Side...
City of Binghamton Mayor Jared Kraham announced the City can now begin eminent domain proceedings on the dilapidated Binghamton Plaza on the north side of the City.
City of Binghamton Mayor Jared Kraham announced that the City had taken legal action to take control of the dilapidated Binghamton Plaza through eminent domain.
Since Kmart left in 2016, the Binghamton Plaza has been mostly empty but one business is hoping to breathe some life into it by offering bargain shopping.