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Oneonta Mayor Mark Drnek, Eighth Ward Council Member Don Mathisen, new tenant Bobby Sharp, new owners Cyril and Gail O’Reilly (with scissors), and their two daughters, Caroline O’Reilly and Megan O’Reilly, and Joshua Jackson, Caroline’s partner, celebrate the beginning of a new chapter for a historic property on Main Street. (Photo by Monica Calzolari)

New Owners To Revive Historic Oneonta Hotel Property

By MONICA CALZOLARIONEONTA

Cyril and Gail O’Reilly are the new owners of 55,000 square feet of property from 193 to 203 Main Street in Oneonta. They plan to convert former hotel rooms that have stood vacant for an extended period of time into market-rate apartments for recent college graduates and young professionals.

At a gathering on Saturday, July 25, City of Oneonta Mayor Mark Drnek said, “This afternoon, it is my distinct pleasure to introduce Cyril and Gail O’Reilly to the Oneonta community.

They are the new owners of our historic Oneonta Hotel, which, with its next-door building, they’ve christened, ‘The Oney on Main.’”

The O’Reillys live in Nassau County, Long Island and own an electrical contracting business there. They are no strangers to Oneonta. Cyril insisted that his wife is the best spokesperson for this joint project.

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