Traditions at the Glen awards engineering, architectural contract for proposed casino

BINGHAMTON — Traditions at the Glen, one of several businesses competing for one of four Upstate casino licenses, has announced the award of an architectural/engineering contract for the proposed $150 million development project.

Traditions, located in the Broome County town of Union, awarded the contract to Delta / JCJ, a team comprised of engineers, architects, and land surveyors, the company said in a news release.

The Delta / JCJ partnership includes Endwell–based Delta Engineers, Architects, & Land Surveyors, P.C. and Hartford, Conn.–based JCJ Architecture, a planning, architecture, and interior-design firm.

JCJ has experience in the gaming and entertainment industries and has done work for more than 24 casinos nationwide, according to Traditions. 

“It was a very difficult decision, but at the end of the day, Delta Engineering brought the best team with the most suitable experience to the table.  In our commitment to keep business local, we are excited to announce Delta Engineering and JCJ Architecture as the recipient of our design contract for the gaming resort once we are awarded the license.  We look forward to their hard work and expertise as they put forth the important first steps in the construction of Traditions Resort & Casino,” Bill Walsh, a partner in Traditions at the Glen, said in the news release.

Anthony Paniccia will be the principal-in-charge for Delta and Peter Stevens will serve in the same role for JCJ for the Traditions gaming-resort project, Traditions said.

Delta has assembled the “best team” to handle a “very important” project, one that will “revitalize” the Southern Tier, Anthony Paniccia, CEO of Delta Engineers, Architects, and Land Surveyors, contended in the news release.

“We understand that our peers in the industry also submitted very competitive proposals and we are honored to have been selected by Traditions for the architectural /engineering for the gaming resort.   We look forward to bringing a world class resort to Broome County and beginning the process of supplying the region with new jobs, revenues, and many additional positive additions to the area,” Paniccia said.

Traditions on April 21 announced it paid the New York State Gaming Commission an application fee of $1 million to consider it for a license.

The application fee is earmarked for reviewing applications, investigating applicants, and other processes necessary for the commission to perform its due diligence when making a selection for the licenses.   

Other area competitors for a casino license include Tioga Downs Casino Racing & Entertainment in Tioga County and Wilmot Casino and Resort in Seneca County.

Contact Reinhardt at ereinhardt@cnybj.com