YWCA Planning $34 Million Binghamton Housing, Child Care Project

Construction on a big project to provide better child care and housing options in downtown Binghamton could get underway next fall.

The YWCA of Binghamton is finalizing its plans for the initiative that's been in the works for years.

Agency executive director Carole Coppens said five properties on Carroll Street and Lisle Avenue have been acquired for what is expected to be a $34 million project.

This 3-story building at 34 Lisle Avenue will be torn down for the YWCA project. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)

68 affordable housing units are to be built as part of an "intergenerational campus" planned for Lisle Avenue. One existing building is to be demolished to clear the way for the project.

The former Broome County Urban League building at 45 Carroll Street will be renovated for a new child care center. The center will be able to accommodate 96 children.

Some trees and brush have been cleared from a Lisle Avenue property that will be used for the YWCA project. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)

Coppens said half of the housing units in the new complex will be dedicated to domestic violence survivors. She said the units will provide long-term housing and won't serve as a shelter facility.

Groundbreaking for the YWCA project could occur next fall. Construction work for the complex is expected to take two years to complete.

Carole Coppens, YWCA of Binghamton executive director, in a radio studio on April 1, 2024. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)

LISTEN: Carole Coppens, YWCA of Binghamton executive director, discussed the downtown Binghamton project on WNBF Radio on April 1, 2024.

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