St. Elizabeth campus reuse meeting set for May 7

UTICA, N.Y. — The second public forum regarding the reuse of the former St. Elizabeth Medical Center campus on Genesee Street is scheduled for Tuesday, May 7 at 6 p.m. in the Sinnott Family-Bank of Utica Auditorium at Munson, 301 Genesee St. in Utica, the city announced.

City representatives, members of the planning effort’s steering committee, and representatives of the consultant team assisting with the planning will be on hand to present a variety of potential reuse scenarios — complete with renderings and preliminary estimated demolition and construction-cost projections for each scenario.

Public access and parking are available on the State Street side of Munson.

“The former St. Elizabeth’s campus and its future reuse holds tremendous potential for the south Utica neighborhood and he entire city of Utica,” Michael P. Galime, mayor of Utica, said in a press release. “The reuse scenarios that will be presented with a focus on residential use in varied forms and density will grow our tax base, an important consideration for any reuse. I encourage everyone to take part in this important initiative.”

St. Elizabeth was one of the former hospital campuses that closed when Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) consolidated its operations at the new Wynn Hospital in downtown Utica.

The reuse project team held its first public meeting last November, bringing the public together with the team of consultants that includes Rupp Pfalzgraf, Architectural Resources, Fisher Associates, C&S Companies, and MRB Group. The City of Utica andMVHS are partnering in the planning project.

A similar meeting for the redevelopment of the former St. Luke’s Healthcare hospital campus is set for 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 30 in the auditorium of the New York Mills Junior/Senior High School.

Wynn Hospital opened in October 2023 and recently marked six months in operation.