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 pipeline

This site: …proposed record · all sites with this

Place

County lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012

This site: -11% census-cbp · all sites with this

Policy tool

Affordable housing credits

This site: …se property (planned campus) Approved by City of Watertown. affordable housing, senior housing, townhouses, or single-family homes record · all sites with this

Rezoning

This site: …rezone about 16 acres of the old golf course property (planned campus) newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

Strategy

Redeveloped

This site: …affordable housing, senior housing, townhouses, or single-family homes record · all sites with this

New use

Housing

This site: …affordable housing, senior housing, townhouses, or single-family homes Approve newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

Status	Retrofit proposedWikipedia no source
Strategy	Redevelopment, proposedWikipedia no source
New uses	housingWikipedia no source
What is there now	affordable housing, senior housing, townhouses, or single-family homesnewtypes-extraction reported
Developer	P.J. Simaonewtypes-extraction

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LoopNet: for sale in Watertown, NY (search)from city search

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History and original facts

County	Jefferson County
Census division	2 · Mid-Atlantic
Notes	Draft from wwnytv.com, model-extracted, unreviewed: The former Ives Hill Country Club golf course is proposed to be redeveloped into housing.

Not yet recorded: acres, GLA, year opened, original developer, retrofit year. Know it? Tell us.

Planning

Zoning change	rezone about 16 acres of the old golf course property (planned campus)newtypes-extraction
Planning notes	Approved by City of Watertown.Wikipedia no source

Site context

Housing permits, Jefferson County (NY), 2024	0 units in 5+ unit buildings, 0 in 2–4, 191 single-family; 2023: 0 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby	1 within 10 km, 1 within 25 km: F. W. Woolworth Building (0.0 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	5,588 jobs in 386 establishments; average annual pay $38,461; employment location quotient 1.39; employment -1.5% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	4,459 jobs; 430 in retail trade, 354 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 36045062100)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 38th income percentile as adults; 1.8% incarcerated at the 2010 count (683 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)	not a low-access tract at 1 mile; poverty rate 28.9%; median family income $43,306; 782 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Watertown City School District (PK-12); 3 public schools within 1 mile: KNICKERBOCKER SCHOOL; SHERMAN SCHOOL; NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNCES EDGE
Elevation	466 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	145 county-logged events: 125 thunderstorm wind, 9 flood, 5 hail, 2 lightning; $3,764,000 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 13601, 2026-09	median list price $199,900 (-16.5% on the year); 146 active listings; median 59 days on market; 15% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	422 establishments (-11%); 6,096 jobs (-11%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical 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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Sources

Developer seeks rezoning for former Ives Hill golf course land - WWNY
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Ives Hill Country Club

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Ives Hill Country Club, Watertown, NY." Record n-d86dd3ffe9, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/golf-courses/ny/watertown-ives-hill-country-club/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_watertowniveshillcountryclub,
  title = {Ives Hill Country Club, Watertown, NY},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/golf-courses/ny/watertown-ives-hill-country-club/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-d86dd3ffe9, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}

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