New Vestal Fire Station Construction to Be Completed This Summer

Crews are busy working on interior details at the $7.5 million complex being built for the Vestal Fire Department near the Parkway Plaza.

Project foreman Wyatt Wyman said things have been moving forward on the new Station 4, which is being built west of Jensen Road.

Upstate Companies of Mount Upton is the general contractor for the 15,000-square-foot fire station.

Workers inside the future Vestal Fire Department Station 4 on June 19, 2023. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)

The new facility will replace the current Station 4, which is located a short distance away on the Vestal Parkway. The original building for that facility was constructed in 1952.

The station is rising on a three-and-a-half acre parcel behind the Kohl's and Target stores. An American Legion clubhouse had been on the site for about six decades.

An interior view of a section of the Vestal fire station being built near Jensen Road. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)

The property was acquired for $607,000 after the purchase was approved by Vestal voters.

Wyman said the substantial completion date for the project is August 23 and the new building is scheduled to be turned over to the fire department on September 11.

A rendering of the new station to be built west of Jensen Road. (Provided by Vestal Fire Department)

The future Station 4 will have about 6,000-square-feet in additional space compared to the existing station.

After the new station becomes operational, the parkway property where the old station is standing is expected to be listed for sale.

WATCH: A one-minute tour inside the new Vestal Fire Department facility.

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