EDR is providing ongoing support for the rehabilitation of the 1930 YWCA of Schenectady into 42 low-income, supportive housing units and program space. The three-story building, located in the Stockade Historic District, was designed by York & Sawyer and includes a historic gymnasium and swimming pool.
The project will enlarge existing single-room-occupancy dwelling units and add en-suite bathrooms, provide new shared kitchen space, increase ADA accessibility, and improve energy performance.
EDR worked closely with the project architect and the New York State Historic Preservation Office to ensure demolition of a ca. 1960 infill wing and construction of a new freestanding building on the site would meet the Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit program standards. Project challenges included adapting the complex existing program to double the size of the residential units while maintaining the same number of units on the site.