Tuerk House Inc

BALTIMORE RECOVERY COLLABORATIVE

TUERK HOUSE EAST SIDE EXPANSION - TUERK HOUSE, INC. WILL USE ITS $500,000 COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING AWARD TO SUPPORT ALLOWABLE PRE-DEMOLITION, DEMOLITION, AND SITE-READINESS ACTIVITIES AT 307 NORTH EXETER STREET IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND. THE CDS-FUNDED SCOPE IS PART OF A LARGER CONSTRUCTION PROJECT TO REPLACE THE EXISTING STRUCTURE WITH A NEW ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY SERVING INDIVIDUALS WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS. THE FUTURE FACILITY WILL SUPPORT RESIDENTS WHO ARE IN, OR WILL BE ENGAGED IN, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TREATMENT, INCLUDING LICENSED ON-SITE OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT AND OUTPATIENT SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT, WITH REFERRALS TO MORE INTENSIVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE AND PRIMARY OR OTHER SOMATIC CARE AS NEEDED. CDS FUNDS WILL NOT BE USED FOR HAZARDOUS-MATERIAL REMEDIATION OR ABATEMENT, MOVEABLE EQUIPMENT, OPERATING COSTS, UNRELATED DESIGN SERVICES, CONTINGENCY, OR VERTICAL CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW FACILITY. AWARD FUNDS WILL BE USED ONLY FOR ALLOWABLE DEMOLITION AND DEMOLITION-ENABLING PRE-CONSTRUCTION/SITE-READINESS COSTS, INCLUDING RAZING PLANS, STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING SUPPORT DOCUMENTS, BUILDING PERMITTING, CIVIL ENGINEERING DIRECTLY TIED TO DEMOLITION/SITE WORK/PERMITTING/ENVIRONMENTAL OR HISTORIC REVIEW COORDINATION/SITE READINESS, MAKE-SAFE PLUMBING/SPRINKLER/ELECTRICAL WORK, BUILDING RAZING, SLAB AND SITE DEMOLITION, CLEARING, STABILIZATION, SECURING, AND PREPARATION OF THE SITE FOR GENERAL CONSTRUCTION. HAZARDOUS-MATERIAL ABATEMENT WILL BE COMPLETED AS A CONNECTED PROJECT ACTIVITY USING NON-CDS FUNDS. THIS PROJECT WILL PREPARE THE EXETER STREET SITE FOR A CLINICALLY CONNECTED ASSISTED LIVING RESOURCE FOR PEOPLE WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS IN BALTIMORE.