Town of Rotterdam

Industrial Development Agency

Rotterdam, New York

Development Resources

The Town of Rotterdam covers 36 sq. miles, of which are 184 miles of roadway within the town borders.

The current parcels within the Town of Rotterdam, according to assessment roll is as follows:

Property Total Percentage
Residential 10,440 83.69%
Vacant Land 1,277 10.24%
Commercial 477 3.82%
Industrial 29 0.23%
Agricultural 7 0.06%
Community Service 123 0.99%
Public Service 95 0.76%
Recreation & Entertainment 25 0.20%
Public Parks & Conservation 2 0.02%

The Economic Development within the Town of Rotterdam is as follows:

  1. PILOTS for Distribution, Warehousing, Offices and Retail (where qualified)
  2. Sales Use Tax Exemptions
  3. NY State Mortgage Recording Tax Exemptions

NY State Empire Zone funding available for properly zoned areas.

Railroads: Two (2) lines - Amtrak and Guilford which intersect the town.

Interstate Highway System:

NY State Thruway (I-90) - with three (3) Exits #25, #25-A and #26. These exits all direct traffic into the Town of Rotterdam with excellent opportunities available for future development. These exits are a direct link for transportation for all points in New York State. Ex: New York City, Syracuse and Buffalo, as well as Western Pennsylvania. I-90 also offers direction traffic lanes to Boston, MA. as well as I-87 for the Northern NY, extending to the Canadian Border.

Interstate I-88 connects with the NY State Thruway (I-90) at exit #25-A. This highway system connects the Town of Rotterdam to Binghamton, NY and I-81 for connections to the State of Pennsylvania and Central New York State cities, as well as the Canadian border.

Intra-NY State Waterway System:

Mohawk River (Barge Canal System), is an excellent water transportation means for transporting products and passengers from Buffalo, NY to Albany, NY With this connection to Albany, NY this offers further water transportation means along the Hudson River to New York City.

Other services offered within the Town of Rotterdam for Economic Development:

Town water supply. The present water supply covers approximately 90% of the town. Some of the rural areas are not supplied with town water.

Vacant Industrial & Commercial Zoned lands along major business highways and interstates along with rail services possible to these areas.

School Systems:

Two (2) K-12 School Districts located in the Town of Rotterdam:

  1. Schalmont Central School District
  2. Mohonasen Central School District

Existing Businesses within the Town of Rotterdam:

Infrastructure Improvements:

Sewer lines proposed along the Rte. 7 (Duanesburg Road) and Burdeck Street corridors. These locations will serve as a direct advantage to economic development for the industrial and commercial business. There are other partitions of the town that already have sewer lines connected.

Utilities: