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Landmark Place blends historic preservation and new constriction to create 66 affordable homes where seniors 55 and older can live with dignity. RUPCO partnered with NYS Homes and Community Renewal, NYS Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, and multiple private investors to jumpstart this $25 million development in Kingston, NY.
This 14-acre senior and supportive campus features the rehabilitated former Almshouse, now called Landmark West, and a newly constructed four-story building, Landmark East. Residents have access to a wide array of amenities that help make daily life simpler and more accessible. These
include 24/7 front desk staff in one central location, onsite laundry, onsite superintendent, ample
garden space, proximity to mass transportation routes, and privately owned transportation.
When?
September 20 from 12:30 - 2:30 PM
Where?
300 Flatbush Ave. Kingston, NY 12401
Parking: Parking is very limited on-site. We encourage carpooling. Parking is also available at Patel's Kingston Lanes, located at 644 E Chester St, Kingston, NY 12401. RUPCO will be providing a shuttle service to and from there every 15 min.
A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT
The benefits of supportive housing are life-changing. In its most basic form, supportive housing starts with an affordable home and adds medical, mental health and wellness care services that benefit residents and the community. On average, access to supportive services saves $16,000 a year per person in local costs compared to hospitalizations, shelters, and institutions.*
At Landmark Place, RUPCO provides a robust supportive services programming for 35 units set aside for formerly homeless persons that include:
These programs are funded through the Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative (ESSHI), which provides a rental and operating subsidy through the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance.
* The Urban Institute. (2019). (rep.). The Costs and Potential Savings of Supportive Housing for Child Welfare–Involved Families.
A HISTORY OF CARING
The history of the Kingston City Almshouse, begins in 1872, when the neighboring villages of Kingston & Rondout merged to form the City of Kingston. It was decided that the first building they should construct would be a place to care for the City's most vulnerable.
Completed in 1874, the building designed by J. A. Wood became known as "Kingston City Home" and provided housing and limited medical care to its residents until its closure in the 1940s. Nearly a decade later, Ulster County acquired the empty building and rehabilitated it to serve as the Ulster County Chronic Infirmary. When the infirmary was vacated in 1973, the building was renovated to house the offices of the Ulster County Health Department until 2014.
Today, 300 Flatbush Avenue is now Landmark Place, a senior and supportive campus that preserves the physical and civic heritage of caring for the City's most at-risk citizens.