Binghampton Development Corporation and Historic Broad Avenue Art Alliance transformed an active warehouse loading dock on Historic Broad Avenue into an outdoor arts venue, converted a 140 foot tall water tower into an iconic public art beacon, and activated The Water Tower Pavilion with eight weekends of community dance, followed by eight months of community-based programming.
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See below for recent updates, press, and events from this project
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Mar 28, 2018
Developers are planning a $50 million mixed-use project with 414 apartments in the heart of the Broad Avenue Arts District, directly across from the district's... Read More
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Sep 17, 2015
"The third time's a charm" is the case for the ever-evolving design plans for the Broad Avenue Arts District's iconic water tower. Local artist Tylur... Read More
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Oct 27, 2014
By Sara Studdard Updates Dance on Broad was a HUGE success! Dance on Broad Recap: - Eight-week series included performances by nationally acclaimed companies including... Read More
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Jun 11, 2014
By Sara Studdard Updates WE LAUNCHED! After nearly a year of planning, constructing, and utilizing tremendous volunteer efforts, Broad Avenue’s Water Tower Pavilion and our... Read More
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Apr 07, 2014
Site plan for Water Tower Pavilion by Richie Smith Updates The Water Tower Pavilion is just 2 months away from its opening, and we’ve planned... Read More
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Mar 12, 2014
Bike gate installation at Overton Park Updates As our launch date for the Water Tower Pavilion approaches (April 2014), significant activity has occurred related to... Read More
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Jan 20, 2014
Updates Broad Avenue didn't let the holidays affect our momentum. We spent December and early January working on three important focuses of the performance space;... Read More
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Dec 23, 2013
Water Tower Depot from the corner of Broad and Bingham Updates The Water Tower Public Art portion of our Artplace project was a primary point... Read More
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Nov 21, 2013
Updates November 8th was Broad Avenue Arts District biannual Broad Avenue Art Walk. This event featured over 70 local artists, live music, food trucks and... Read More
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Oct 30, 2013
Updates We are excited to announce in the launch of a public fundraising campaign to raise $75,000 that will go toward to construction of what... Read More
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Oct 10, 2013
Broad Ave Night Market; photo by Amanda Hill UPDATE Broad Avenue is focused on various components of creative placemaking, including venues and programming. To maximize... Read More
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Aug 29, 2013
UPDATE The past month has been dedicated to design planning for the construction phase of the Water Tower Depot. The core of this project is... Read More
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Aug 03, 2013
UPDATE Activating Broad Avenue Arts District and the Water Tower Depot is well under way. We have had a productive month creating momentum around the... Read More
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Jul 05, 2013
Update In May 2013, it was announced that Broad Avenue had won an ArtPlace Grant from ArtPlace America. This grant will transform an active warehouse... Read More
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Aug 07, 2015
According to the International Economic Development Council, "no single definition incorporates all of the different strands of economic development." For the purposes of our Community...Read more