Vestal Demolition Plan: Broome County Officials on What’s Ahead

The Broome County Land Bank is moving forward to acquire the Vestal property where a nursing home had operated until it was abandoned after flooding in the summer of 2011.

County lawmakers last week voted to clear the way for funding the purchase of the old Vestal Nursing Center. The complex at 860 Vestal Road would then be demolished.

Broome County executive Jason Garnar, legislature chairman Daniel Reynolds and Land Bank board chairman Aaron Martin appeared together on WNBF Radio Thursday to discuss the site.

Martin said acquisition of the site is expected "in the coming months" with demolition occurring "sometime by early next year."

An entity linked to Isaac Anzaroot of Brooklyn purchased the Vestal site for $120,000 in 2015.

Martin said as a result of bankruptcy proceedings, the property is now controlled by "a non-traditional lender" which is owed about $1.3 million from the previous owner.

Reynolds said officials had been working to take action Anzaroot because the property had been "an eyesore since the flood." He said something needed to be done because the site is dangerous.

Garnar said the county and the Land Bank have worked to clear the way for the demolition of many blighted properties - large and small - in recent years.

LISTEN: Jason Garnar, Daniel Reynolds and Aaron Martin were interviewed on WNBF Radio on May 28, 2026. Garnar discussed some additional county issues after the conversation about the Vestal Road property.

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