Construction work has restarted on 54 East 126th Street.

http://www.oasisnyc.net/map.aspx?zoomto=lot:1017500046

This pair of lots had, for over 100 years, a pair of troubled townhouses that were frequently occupied by the homeless and addicts looking for a place to use. A couple of years ago, Odyssey House gained possession of the land and knocked down the buildings that were on site

Odyssey House left the site in mid-construction for years while they sorted out issues with their contractor. Work has recently resumed, and the project is expected to bring a number of short and long-term SRO residential facilities.

For any questions or concerns regarding the project, please contact:

TMitchell@odysseyhousenyc.org

Tina Mitchell
Project Manager
Odyssey House
212-361-1679

Across the Street

And, across the street, on the site of the former church – St. James – the foundations of a new residential building are underway.

Here is the church, in 2008, before it was knocked down and the Methodist Church decided to replace it with a now abandoned, cinderblock shell: