According to an emailed summary of this week’s City Council meeting, “Council and the Redevelopment Agency Board awarded a contract to All Eagle, LLC for the Community Assistance Center Demolition Project in an amount not to exceed $700,000, which includes contingencies of $19,800.
The property, located at 315 and 335 Record Street, is under an Economic Development and Purchase/Sale Agreement with Ulysses Development Group, who will reimburse the Reno Redevelopment Agency for a large portion of the demolition cost.”
This is $30,000 more than the Ulysses Development Group, which has a plan to build 136 apartment units there, is required to reimburse the city for the demolition and clean up of debris.
The overall sale of the properties for a grant dependent $3.375 million with 2% interest over 15 years has not been finalized though, so initially the Reno Redevelopment Agency, which has its own budget, will be fronting the entire demolition cost.
The former shelter compound was less than two decades in use, despite recent pleas by advocates for the poor it should be repurposed to still help with different services, such as for cooling during hot days.
Since the Cares Campus was opened in 2021, and homeless services were transferred to the county, the majority of our City Council has repeatedly indicated it wants to let go of its former homeless shelter compound, which has been left vacant for several years now, and prone to vandalism.
Its two sections were built in 2005 and 2007 for $20 million with materials estimated to be able to last between 50 to 100 years.
Our Town Reno reporting, June 2025