OSWEGO – Mayor Billy Barlow announced today, June 30, the start of the long awaited demolition process of the Mid-Town Plaza on the east side of downtown Oswego.
The Mid-Town Plaza, built in 1965, is being demolished to make way for a five story, 75,000 square foot mixed-use building to be built immediately by Rochester based Home Leasing, LLC.
Once finished, the new building facing East First Street will house 70 residential apartment units, 46 one bedroom and 24 two bedroom, along with 3,300 square feet of commercial space on the ground level.
“The demolition of Mid-Town Plaza and the start of construction for Eastlake Commons keeps our DRI process moving forward and I’m enormously proud of the fact that all twelve of our DRI projects are under construction or finished, bringing our full DRI vision to reality,” Barlow said. “The re-development of Mid-town Plaza was the most popular project as ranked by the general public during our public meeting process and will act as a true catalyst for even more growth on Oswego’s east side. As mayor, I took personal responsibility in making all our projects, not a dream, but a reality. We’ve worked extremely hard, with many different partners, including Governor Cuomo, to bring these projects to life to revitalize our downtown and transform our community. Once all the projects are finally completed, I’m sure we will all be proud of the final product and the positive impact our work will have for many decades to come.”
The $22 million project was awarded $2.2 million in grant funding from the City of Oswego’s $10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative grant awarded by Governor Andrew Cuomo and New York State back in 2016.
Oswego’s $10 million DRI grant awarded twelve different projects grant funding throughout downtown Oswego and the construction of Eastlake Commons will be the 12th and final DRI project to begin construction.
“Thanks to Mayor Barlow’s vision and leadership, Oswego is moving forward and making progress at an incredible pace,” said Nathan Emmons, City of Oswego Director of Economic Development. “We expect the forthcoming development of Eastlake Commons to serve as a catalyst to even more growth throughout downtown Oswego and the east side of our downtown and we applaud Home Leasing, LLC for picking up the project and working with the City of Oswego to ensure this project finally happens.”
Indoor demolition of Mid-town plaza began on Friday, June 5 and outdoor demolition began yesterday, June 29. Construction of Eastlake Commons will begin immediately after demolition with a construction period of approximately 21 months.
“Home Leasing is proud to announce that demolition is underway at Mid-Town Plaza,” said Bret Garwood, CEO of Home Leasing, LLC. “The demolition of the current structure will make possible the construction of East Lake Commons, an apartment community that will provide 70 mixed-income apartments in Oswego that will have easy access to downtown amenities including the Port of Oswego and Oswego River. We are thankful to our partners for helping to make this community a reality and allowing us to participate in improving the quality of life in Oswego.”
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Awesome job mayor. Oswego is a great place to live. CAN you please fix the clock on East First Street. It has been broke a very very long time. Thank you