The deal has not yet closed, but the housing authority believes the 194 units will make significant headway toward Mike Johnston’s goal of housing 1,000 unsheltered people by the end of the year.

The city would start leasing the complex through its Department of Housing Stability (HOST) on Sept. 1.

  • @[email protected]
    13•1 year ago

    It depends on what their goal is.if it’s just to give people temporary shelter for 6 months or so it could be an effective halfway house style setup. If it’s meant to be permanent housing, the it would be better to have a mix. If it’s just about headlines, then throw the most problematic homeless there and let the place get destroyed in 3 months.

    • @InverseParallax
      3•1 year ago

      6 months won’t work, it’ll take another 6 months renovation afterwards.

      We need better solutions than short term warehousing, I’ve seen tiny house and similar systems that seem to have worked some, the key is to keep things manageable but ensure the expectation that the user is responsible.

      The moment you have hallways you go back to Cabrini green really quickly.