Big Vestal Hills Country Club Development Project To Be Detailed

Some new uses for the old Vestal Hills Country Club site in the town of Binghamton are in the works.

A development firm owned by Brett Pritchard acquired the 209-acre property off Webb Road from Broome County in 2022.

Pritchard has been considering options for the property, which the county had considered using for a veterans services center.

A time-worn Vestal Hills Country Club logo near the entrance of an unused building in the town of Binghamton. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)

The town of Binghamton board will hold a public hearing Tuesday evening to hear a presentation by Pritchard on plans that have been developed for the site.

A "gated community" for people 55 years of age and older is being proposed on a 40-acre portion of the former country club property. That project, which calls for about 90 single cottage-style units, would be overseen by Good Shepherd Communities.

A marker at the entrance to the former Vestal Hills Country Club on Webb Road was obscured by weeds on June 15, 2026. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)

The remaining land on the site would be divided into 5- to 10-acre lots for new home construction.

Pritchard told WNBF News there are three main elements to the development plans: the gated community, housing for young professionals and market-rate housing.

The presentation and a public hearing on the proposed projects are to take place at the Binghamton Town Hall on Park Avenue starting at 6 p.m. Tuesday.

WNBF NEWS VIDEO: A look back at the Vestal Hills Country Club property when the site was owned by Broome County in July 2022. CLICK on the link to view.