SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The former Syracuse Fire Station 7 would become a new restaurant and apartments under a proposal the City of Syracuse announced Wednesday.
The two-story structure at 1039 East Fayette St. on the northern edge of University Hill has been out of service for more than a decade, Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh said in announcing the proposed redevelopment project.
JF Real Estate — a Syracuse–based real-estate brokerage and development company —plans a $2.5 million renovation of the building. The company plans four residential apartment units on the second floor. It will convert the first floor, which once housed fire vehicles, into restaurant space.
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“We welcome JF Real Estate’s proposal to bring a new use to the former Station 7,” Walsh said in the announcement. “The plan fits with our goal to take under-utilized city properties and create quality housing units and expand the tax roll.”
JF Real Estate will pay the City of Syracuse $900,000 for the building and property. The sale is subject to approval by the Syracuse Common Council.
Station 7 closed as an active fire station in 2013. The site is in the new Community Grid corridor being created by the removal of the Interstate 81 viaduct, Walsh noted.
