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Golf courses · New York

Ives Hill Country Club

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedRetrofit proposedWatertown, NY

Proposed 16-acre housing redevelopment on former golf course; zoning approved but no timeline; active housing construction in county. · summary, model-written

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Finance and pipeline
Retrofit in the pipelineThis site: …proposed record · all sites with this
Place
County lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012This site: -11% census-cbp · all sites with this
Policy tool
Affordable housing creditsThis site: …se property (planned campus) Approved by City of Watertown. affordable housing, senior housing, townhouses, or single-family homes record · all sites with this
RezoningThis site: …rezone about 16 acres of the old golf course property (planned campus) newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: …affordable housing, senior housing, townhouses, or single-family homes record · all sites with this
New use
HousingThis site: …affordable housing, senior housing, townhouses, or single-family homes Approve newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

StatusRetrofit proposedWikipedia
StrategyRedevelopment, proposedWikipedia
New useshousingWikipedia
What is there nowaffordable housing, senior housing, townhouses, or single-family homesnewtypes-extraction
RedeveloperP.J. Simaonewtypes-extraction

Planning

Zoning changerezone about 16 acres of the old golf course property (planned campus)newtypes-extraction
Planning notesApproved by City of Watertown.Wikipedia

Site context

Housing permits, Jefferson County (NY), 20240 units in 5+ unit buildings, 0 in 2–4, 191 single-family; 2023: 0 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby1 within 10 km, 1 within 25 km: F. W. Woolworth Building (0.0 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023422 establishments (-11%); 6,096 jobs (-11%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $234,099 (+6% 1 yr, +31% 5 yr); typical rent $1,496/mo (+8% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)13,390 vehicles a day on COFFEEN ST (principal arterial); 447 trucks; 21 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Ives Hill Country Club (golf course) in Watertown, NY, is proposed for redevelopment to housing (affordable, senior, townhouses, or single-family homes).

Why. Zoning change approved for 16 acres of the property (planned campus), per City of Watertown approval. Developer P.J. Simao is involved.

Where it stands. Status: proposed. Planning notes state 'Approved by City of Watertown,' but record lacks timeline for construction start or final approval.

For a planner

  • Local housing market shows strong demand (ZHVI $234k, +6% YoY growth).
  • Peer projects in NY (e.g., Sugar Hill Golf Course) share similar redevelopment strategy.
  • Permits show active housing construction (191 units in 2023, 191 in 2024) in Jefferson County.

For a developer

  • No timeline or project scale details beyond 16-acre rezoning.
  • No mention of financing, partnership, or specific housing mix.
  • Traffic data shows COFFEEN ST (principal arterial) with 13,390 ADT; no site access details.

What we do not know yet

  • Status conflict: 'proposed' vs. 'approved' in planning notes.
  • No details on community feedback, environmental review, or cost estimates.
  • Record lacks project name, target occupancy, or affordability metrics.

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History and original facts

CountyJefferson County
Census division2 · Mid-Atlantic
NotesDraft from wwnytv.com, model-extracted, unreviewed: The former Ives Hill Country Club golf course is proposed to be redeveloped into housing.

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