New York State Office of General Services (OGS) Commissioner RoAnn M. Destito today announced a sealed bid auction for the state-owned former Chateaugay Correctional Facility in Franklin County at 7874 State Route 11 has been postponed.

Following discussions between OGS and Empire State Development (ESD) regarding the future of the property, ESD has requested additional time to evaluate the site's potential for adaptive-reuse economic development projects.

The sealed bid auction was scheduled after a previous bid for the property, which was submitted at a live public auction on July 24, was rejected due to the failure of the bidder to meet contractual obligations.

Discussions between State and local officials on the future of the property are ongoing.

Those with interest in the property should contact ESD’s Real Estate Division at realestatedev@esd.ny.gov.

Description of the property:

Located approximately six miles south of the Canadian border, the former Chateaugay Correctional Facility consists of approximately 99 acres with 30 structures on the site. The structures, with a combined 98,000 square feet of building area, were all constructed in or after 1990 and are mostly single-story, metal buildings on concrete slab foundations. They were used as administrative offices, and dormitories, as well as medical, dining, kitchen, recreational, vocational, garage, maintenance, and storage facilities. The site is about 30 miles west of I-87, 40 miles west of Plattsburgh, 60 miles south of Montreal, and 200 miles north of Albany. The property is identified on the Franklin County Tax Rolls as 61.00-2-5.