Syracuse, N.Y. — A developer’s plan to convert a shuttered fire station on Syracuse’s Near East Side into a ground-level restaurant with four apartments above can move forward.
The Syracuse Common Council on Monday authorized the sale of the former Syracuse Fire Department Station 7 to JF Real Estate for $900,000. The company responded to a request for proposals the city issued in February seeking redevelopment of the former station at 1039 E. Fayette St., which closed in 2013 during former Mayor Stephanie Miner’s administration.
JF has proposed a $2.5 million project. When Mayor Ben Walsh’s administration first requested the council’s approval in June, the council said they wanted to ensure the city had a viable path to building a new fire station in that area in the future. The Near East Side has experienced significant residential growth with the construction of several massive student rental apartment buildings in recent years…