THE MERCY SITE A Place That Once Cared for a Community... ...Now Ready to Help Build One. For more than a century, this site was known as Mercy Hospital. From its humble beginning in 1894 as Sisters Hospital, with just 15 beds, generations of physicians, nurses, and caregivers served Northern New York from this very location. For more than 120 years, families celebrated births, endured loss, found healing, and experienced hope within its walls. When Mercy Hospital closed and the buildings were demolished in 2014, a chapter of Watertown's history came to an end. What remained was something extraordinarily rare. Nearly 10 acres of shovel-ready land in the heart of downtown...waiting for its next purpose. The Opportunity Today, the former Mercy Hospital campus offers the opportunity to create something every bit as meaningful as what once stood here. Not another hospital... But a neighborhood. A place where families can purchase their first home. Where businesses can grow. Where people once again come together to live, work, and invest in Downtown Watertown. A Vision for the Future The site naturally lends itself to two complementary forms of development. Residential Neighborhood Parcels B, C, D, E, F, and F-2 provide an outstanding opportunity for thoughtfully planned single-family housing, including affordable and workforce homes that strengthen the fabric of the surrounding neighborhood. Imagine tree-lined streets... Front porches. Children riding bicycles. Neighbors gathering outside. A community once again taking shape where healing once occurred. Commercial Gateway Parcels A and A-1, with their excellent visibility and access, offer exceptional opportunities for commercial development, neighborhood services, medical offices, professional offices, retail, hospitality, or mixed-use projects that complement the surrounding residential community. Together, these parcels create a balanced vision that serves both economic development and community growth. Why This Site Matters Downtowns are rarely given a second chance. Large redevelopment sites with municipal infrastructure already in place are almost never available. The former Mercy Hospital campus represents one of those rare opportunities where history, location, and vision intersect. The next chapter has not yet been written. It will belong to someone with the vision to see what this property can become. Some buildings are replaced. Others are reborn.