Addiction Center Clinic Planned for Binghamton’s First Ward
A Binghamton-based agency wants to open a clinic for substance abuse disorder patients in the city's First Ward.
The Addiction Center of Broome County is planning to set up the facility in a three-story brick building at 15 Charles Street.
The organization acquired the building just north of Clinton Street two years ago for $1.2 million.
Representatives of the Addiction Center provided details about their proposal for the site during a city planning commission meeting.
The medically-supervised outpatient clinic is to be located on the first floor of the building. There would be 41 clinical offices, 12 group therapy rooms and four medical exam rooms.
The facility would house 77 care manager offices on the building's second floor. There also would be a gym and yoga room.
The agency is working to relocate its existing operations from a site on West State Street on Binghamton's North Side.
There currently are five apartments on the third floor of the Charles Street building. All are vacant. The Addiction Center eventually make seek approval to use the apartments for "transitional living."
The city planning commission has scheduled a public hearing on the requested special use permit for November 5.
The Addiction Center of Broome County last year sought permission to open a 40-bed warming center at the Charles Street site. The plan was rejected after nearby residents and business operators expressed strong opposition to the facility at that location.
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