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Demo Permit Filed For UWS Building To Make Room For Homeless Shelter
A demolition permit was filed this week at West 59th Street to clear space for a new UWS homeless shelter that will house 200 women.
UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — A demolition permit was filed this week to clear space for a new homeless shelter coming to the Upper West Side.
The permit was filed Monday for a nearly century old two-story building at 537 W. 59th St., which is where the new homeless shelter for women is set to be constructed.
The building is located between West End Avenue and Amsterdam Avenue.
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"This shelter will be the first of its kind in this Community District, offering 200 women experiencing homelessness and mental health challenges the opportunity to get back on their feet safely and closer to their anchors of life in these unprecedented times," Neha Sharma, a spokesperson from the Department of Homeless Services told Patch in January 2021, when the new shelter was confirmed.
The nonprofit social services providers Project Renewal will provide on-site services for the new shelter. Project Renewal was also the provider in charge of services at the temporary homeless shelter within The Lucerne during the height of the pandemic.
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DHS will install 70 security cameras throughout the building and on the grounds of the shelter. There will also be a 10 p.m. curfew , excluding residents with late work hours.
The new shelter is expected to open in 2024.
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