FULTON, N.Y. — The Backstreet Apartments in Fulton, which include “permanent supportive” housing units for formerly homeless individuals and families, have reopened following a $900,000 renovation project.
The work involved “critical” repairs to the exterior of the building, located on Oneida Street, along with interior energy-efficiency upgrades, the office of Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in a news release.
The Federal Home Loan Bank also contributed $219,615 toward the repair work.
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In addition to housing, the project provides support services for residents with funding from the New York State Supportive Housing Program. It brings the total state investment in this project to $1.5 million, Cuomo’s office said.
The homeless housing and assistance program of the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance provided the funding for the renovations. It had previously offered $660,000 to Oswego County Opportunities, Inc., in 2004 to construct these apartments.
“Without a stable roof over one’s head, individuals and families live in perpetual trauma, making it difficult to concentrate on work, one’s health, eating well, school and taking care of children and other family members. That’s why preserving the Backstreet Apartments is so important,” Diane Cooper-Currier, executive director of Oswego County Opportunities, which operates the Backstreet Apartments, said in Cuomo’s news release.
The renovation project “complements” Cuomo’s $20 billion, five-year, homelessness and affordable housing action plan, per the release. Announced in 2016, the plan involves “building and preserving” more than 110,000 units of affordable housing and 6,000 units of supportive housing.
Contact Reinhardt at ereinhardt@cnybj.com
