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Developer and community group outline plan to restore Catherine Street Community Center; OCFS and site approvals flagged

5771963 · September 15, 2025
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A development team under contract to acquire the former Catherine Street Community Center told the Local Planning Committee it plans to restore the facility for expanded childcare, after-school and community uses, and said 2022 Phase I/II environmental reports are clean.

Representatives for a proposal to restore the former Catherine Street Community Center presented to the Local Planning Committee, describing a plan to expand community programming and to secure multiple funding sources including state and county grants and fee-for-service revenue.

The development team said it is under contract to buy the property from its current owner, St. Joseph’s, and that title issues recently tied to a small sliver of land have been resolved; the applicant said closing could occur quickly if funding…

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