This project is the adaptive re-use of the vacated, 3-acre, former Army Reserve Center at 124 Manley Street into a Housing Resource Center for Father Bill’s & MainSpring with 30 units of supportive housing. The existing site has two structures; the larger, 14,304 square foot, 1-1/2 story, uninsulated, masonry and steel structure main building and a modest brick garage out building which is not scheduled for renovations.

Phase 1 is the renovation of the existing main building into the Housing Resource Center. The structure will get a “deep energy retrofit” with a new exterior insulation and cladding, windows, roof, and HVAC systems. It will provide 128 emergency shelter beds and additional emergency overnight accommodations as needed, a full commercial style kitchen with a large dining/common area, new bathrooms, a health clinic, and offices for staff, case managers and counseling. The site and building will be made fully accessible per MAAB guidelines and a ramped walkway will be included to allow access to and from Manley Street. The site is to be improved with new lawn & trees, shrubbery, and perennials, ‘dark sky’ site lighting, existing fencing changes, and a new parking lot with bike storage and an on-site storm water collection and infiltration system. Phase 1 will have 26 parking spaces.