Construction has begun on the new West 59th Street Shelter, a modern purpose-built building that has been designed to provide the most rehabilitative environment.

Building features include:
• 200 beds for single women in dorm-style rooms.
• 1,500-square-foot medical clinic, Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) that is open to the community.
• Offices and programming space for social services and recreation.
• An outdoor terrace space for shelter residents to use.
• 800-square-foot commercial kitchen to serve shelter residents.

Project Renewal will offer a wide array of clinical and recreational groups throughout the day and evenings to engage clients in meaningful activities. The building has been designed with plentiful purpose-built indoor and outdoor spaces that allow for participation. Project will have more than 70 multidisciplinary staff members dedicated to operations and social services, in addition to security personnel, to engage and assist clients.