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Photo: John Carl D'Annibale
An overgrown entrance of the former Ann Lee Nursing Home Tuesday June 7, 2016 in Colonie, NY. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union)
An overgrown entrance of the former Ann Lee Nursing Home Tuesday June 7, 2016 in Colonie, NY. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union)
Photo: John Carl D'Annibale
Exterior of the former Ann Lee Nursing Home Tuesday June 7, 2016 in Colonie, NY. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union)
Exterior of the former Ann Lee Nursing Home Tuesday June 7, 2016 in Colonie, NY. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union)
Photo: John Carl D'Annibale
Exterior of the former Ann Lee Nursing Home Tuesday June 7, 2016 in Colonie, NY. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union)
Exterior of the former Ann Lee Nursing Home Tuesday June 7, 2016 in Colonie, NY. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union)
Photo: John Carl D'Annibale
An overgrown entrance of the former Ann Lee Nursing Home Tuesday June 7, 2016 in Colonie, NY. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union)
An overgrown entrance of the former Ann Lee Nursing Home Tuesday June 7, 2016 in Colonie, NY. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union)
Photo: John Carl D'Annibale
The site of the former Ann Lee Nursing Home in Colonie, NY is seen from above.
The site of the former Ann Lee Nursing Home in Colonie, NY is seen from above.
Ray Sestak of Glenmont sits on his motorcycle during the Soldier On street festival on South Pearl Street Saturday May 31, 2014 in Albany, N.Y. The downtown street festival and benefit concert at the Times Union Center featured Charlie Daniels Band and Marshall Tucker. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Soldier On, which is raising funds to build a housing center for veterans at the site of the former Ann Lee Home in Colonie. (Michael P. Farrell/Times Union)
lessRay Sestak of Glenmont sits on his motorcycle during the Soldier On street festival on South Pearl Street Saturday May 31, 2014 in Albany, N.Y. The downtown street festival and benefit concert at the Times
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Albany County Executive Dan McCoy, center, speaks at the start of the Soldier On street festival on South Pearl Street Saturday May 31, 2014 in Albany, N.Y. The downtown street festival and benefit concert at the Times Union Center featured Charlie Daniels Band and Marshall Tucker. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Soldier On, which is raising funds to build a housing center for veterans at the site of the former Ann Lee Home in Colonie. (Michael P. Farrell/Times Union)
lessAlbany County Executive Dan McCoy, center, speaks at the start of the Soldier On street festival on South Pearl Street Saturday May 31, 2014 in Albany, N.Y. The downtown street festival and benefit concert at
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Carol Duffek, left, of Meco, N.Y. with 11-year-old daughter Bethany look over a Tribute Bike on display during the Soldier On street festival on South Pearl Street Saturday May 31, 2014 in Albany, N.Y. The downtown street festival and benefit concert at the Times Union Center featured Charlie Daniels Band and Marshall Tucker. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Soldier On, which is raising funds to build a housing center for veterans at the site of the former Ann Lee Home in Colonie. (Michael P. Farrell/Times Union)
lessCarol Duffek, left, of Meco, N.Y. with 11-year-old daughter Bethany look over a Tribute Bike on display during the Soldier On street festival on South Pearl Street Saturday May 31, 2014 in Albany, N.Y. The
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Motorcycles are seen on Lodge Str. as dozens of veterans rallied outside the Albany County Courthouse for veteran housing and then entered the courthouse to attend an Albany County LegislatureOs meeting on Monday, July 14, 2014 in Albany, N.Y. County Executive Daniel McCoy says lawmakers are stalling the Soldier On initiative to create veterans housing at the old Ann Lee Home. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)
lessMotorcycles are seen on Lodge Str. as dozens of veterans rallied outside the Albany County Courthouse for veteran housing and then entered the courthouse to attend an Albany County LegislatureOs meeting on
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Dozens of veterans rallied outside the Albany County Courthouse for veteran housing and then entered the courthouse to attend an Albany County LegislatureOs meeting on Monday, July 14, 2014 in Albany, N.Y. County Executive Daniel McCoy says lawmakers are stalling the Soldier On initiative to create veterans housing at the old Ann Lee Home. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)
lessDozens of veterans rallied outside the Albany County Courthouse for veteran housing and then entered the courthouse to attend an Albany County LegislatureOs meeting on Monday, July 14, 2014 in Albany, N.Y.
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Push is on for funds to convert former Ann Lee Home
COLONIE - Plans to turn the vacant Ann Lee Nursing Home into housing for homeless veterans in Colonie could be finalized should funding be secured by the end of the year.
Soldier On CEO Jack Downing said the organization is waiting on confirmation from state and federal funding sources to determine how the project will be financed.
The Albany County Legislature in 2016 approved a 50-year lease agreement for the project, which allowed developers to apply for funding to aim for financing for the project.
“We anticipate hearing from them relatively soon,” Downing said. “We were aware going into this round of funding that there is another round in December, so between now and December there should be an answer.”
The plan, valued at $25 million to $30 million, is to renovate the 91,320-square-foot former nursing home into about 100 apartments and to build two three-story buildings with another 100 apartments. The Ann Lee Home, off of Albany Shaker Road, closed in 2008.
The complex will also include on-site job training and counseling services. It would be modeled after the Gordon H. Mansfield Veterans Community in Pittsfield, Mass., which opened six years ago.
Mansfield is a former deputy secretary of veterans affairs. An Army veteran, he was paralyzed in Vietnam. The Colonie community will also carry his name.
https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Funding-being-finalized-in-homeless-vet-housing-12958040.php
