Oakdale Commons Mixed-Use, Medical & Retail Campus Redevelopment

601–635 Harry L Drive, Johnson City, NY 13790

Under Construction

What is it? · Identity & scale

Project type: Mixed-Use
Review stage: Under Construction
Homes: 120
Total sq ft: 850,000
Commercial sq ft: 700,000
Stories: 3
Acreage: 73 ac

Who & what? · Context & documents

Developer / applicant entity: Spark JC, LLC (Newman Development Group)
Estimated investment / project cost: $117M
Reviewing board: IDA / LDC

Site notes

$117M multi-year transformation of the former enclosed Oakdale Mall into an integrated mixed-use campus featuring Guthrie Broome Orthopedic & Spine Surgery Center in the former Burlington anchor, a 200-child Broome County KinderCare center (opened Oct 2026), BJ's Wholesale Club, Dave & Buster's, Chick-fil-A, and planned north-end apartments.

Source

Gorick Construction / Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin· Oct 14, 2026

Public record & decisions

Applicant Claims

Reinvents an obsolete regional mall into a healthcare, childcare, residential, and destination retail engine for Broome County.

Staff / Agency Concerns

West-side drainage and stormwater detention overhaul, Route 201 interchange traffic, and multi-anchor coordination.

Public Testimony

Praised across the Southern Tier as a model adaptive reuse of a distressed regional shopping mall.