Building Hope for Recovery: Places at Page

 

NOVEMBER 2009— Interior demolition is complete and the building is ready for renovation. The interior demolition was made possible through a generous grant from the Sidney R. Baer, Jr., Foundation and through funding from the Department of Mental Health. PfP also thanks AmeriCorps St. Louis and all the volunteers who helped prepare for the demolition by cleaning out the building.

Places at Page Project Overview

As profiled in the Summer 2009 edition of Perspectives, PfP's new construction project, Places at Page, will provide supported housing for people with severe mental illness. Prospectives residents will include people who were formerly homeless, young adults learning to cope with their illnesses, and people discharged from state psychiatric hospitals.

  • The 2 1/2 floors plus the lower level will be extensively renovated for use by residents and staff.
  • Staff will be on-site around the clock and will provide community support and monitor the entrance.
  • The facility will feature 23 residential units, consisting of 9 efficiency, 10 one-bedroom, and 4 two-bedroom apartments.
  • Three overnight rooms will be available for short-term use to address special situations.
  • All major systems will be replaced.
  • Minor exterior repairs will be made to preserve the structure's historic integrity. (The building is on the National Register of Historic Places.)

With development assistance from ND Consulting Group, the plans for this project have been designed by Jeffrey A. Brambila, AIA, Architects and Planners of St. Louis.

TIMELINE

July 2008—PfP purchases the former Blind Girls' Home at 5235 Page Boulevard.

November 2009—Interior demolition complete.

April 2010—Volunteers, Operation Brightside, "blitz" nearby alleys and lots

August 2010—PfP is awarded substantial portion of project funding from the Missouri Housing Development Commission. Exterior work restores beauty of facade.

  Thanks to the generosity of our project supporters, we have already raised $600,000 of the $1.1 million in private funds required to complete this project—55% OF OUR TOTAL GOAL! Learn how you can contribute.

  • Department of Mental Health
  • Sidney R. Baer, Jr., Foundation
  • The Horncrest Foundation
  • Missouri Housing Development Commission
  • St. Michael's Houses
  • The Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines
  • Robert and Marilyn Cooper

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