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Providence House seeks rezoning to build six-story transitional shelter for women at 699'03 Lexington; neighbors support
Summary
Providence House proposed merging three properties at 699'03 Lexington Avenue and extend an R6A zone to allow a six-story, roughly 36,000-square-foot nonprofit facility with 85 transitional shelter units for women; the organization said it has a long track record locally and partners said the project fills a gap in services.
Providence House, a Brooklyn-based nonprofit that provides transitional and supportive housing for women and families, presented a proposal on July 16 to rezone and merge three adjacent properties at 699'03 Lexington Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant so the organization can construct a six-story, roughly 36,000-square-foot facility with approximately 85 transitional shelter units targeted to women returning from incarceration or homelessness.
The applicant, Providence House, described the program as a small-scale, trauma-informed residential program designed to provide private rooms, small cohorts, wraparound supportive services and office space for staff. Executive Director Danielle Pagnata said Providence…
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