Vandals Trash Former Binghamton Hotel

A seven-story abandoned building on Binghamton's West Side has become a playground for intruders who have damaged the inside and outside of the structure.

Dozens of windows on the fourth-floor and the seventh-floor now feature spray-painted graffiti. Exterior walls also have various types of graffiti. Several windows on the building have been smashed.

The building at 50 Front Street had been home to the Sheraton Inn hotel for decades. The hotel - which had nearly 200 rooms - opened in 1959.

Most recently, the property had been used as a senior living facility. Ownership was taken over by Broome County three years ago after taxes had not been paid.

The Broome County Land Bank is finalizing a plan to sell the Front Street site to Newman Development Group.

The Vestal-based company has proposed a multi-use project for the site after the old building has been demolished.

Up to $3 million in state funding has been authorized for the project.

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