Ongoing Re-Developement Plans for Closed Harlem Valley Psychiatric Center and Grounds

The Harlem Valley Psychiatric Center (HVPC) in Wingdale, New York was was closed in February 1994 by then NY governor Mario Cuomo. Various groups have been involved in the plans to sell off the facility, and on Nov. 17, 1999 the sale was approved for $3.95 million to TP Enterprises LLC, now Pearson Partners. The development options include residential facilities, senior living facility, retail, office and/or light industrial facilities. In November 1999 the office of Governor George Pataki said that these developments could bring more than $80 million in private sector investment and creation of more than 500 jobs to the surrounding area. Today, there is a nine-hole golf course that is used by the Harlem Valley Golf Club. There are 70-acres set aside for agricultural use and two of the area's most important environmental resources, the Swamp River and the Great Swamp, are on the grounds. The Application Trail, which passes through the property, is surrounded by a federal easement . The site has made it into the local papers with the prospects of further development involving the Harlem Valley Partnership, which has been working with the buyer to develop a list of grants that could be used towards the redevelopment of the property. The Partnership has been even been in contact with a nationally-known artist to house a huge mural on the grounds.