(DNAINFO) Shaye Weaver | July 2, 2017 — A 28-unit transitional space for the homeless is set to open this fall at the former Robert Mapplethorpe Residential Treatment building on East 17th Street, city and health officials said.

Mount Sinai Beth Israel had operated the treatment center, at 327 E. 17th St. between First and Second avenues, which offered 24-hour care and residential services to patients with HIV/AIDS, but shut it down in 2015 due to financial reasons.

Housing and homeless services provider BRC worked with the hospital and the Department of Homeless Services to lease the building and offer its programming in the space by the fall, city officials said.

The new space will work to transition clients off the street and into homes by offering beds for emergencies, showers, meals and clothing, as well as a number of services including on-site case management.

The facility will target men and women living on the streets who are usually more resistant to receiving help, the Department of Homeless Services said. It will only take referrals from its street outreach team and will screen those who use the facility overnight, officials said.

Source: Homeless Shelter Planned for Former AIDS Rehab Facility on E. 17th Street – Gramercy – DNAinfo New York