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WEST PITTSTON The building at 311-313 Luzerne Avenue is still marked as West Pittston High School, but senior citizens will be able to call it home by the beginning of next year.

United Neighborhood Centers of Northeastern Pennsylvania broke ground on the Old School on Luzerne development project Friday morning. The agency plans to gut the inside of the former school and transform it into an apartment complex for seniors featuring 22 apartments and 24/7 medical care.

West Pittston borough council chairman Jim Rose said the three-story building had been used as a warehouse after the school closed down. When UNC approached the borough about the apartment project, Rose said borough officials welcomed the idea.

They have another apartment complex ... that has been a great asset to the community, he said. Were excited to have this as well. Itll fit nicely in the neighborhood.

UNC CEO Michael Hanley said the former school building fit what UNC looks for in a building to renovate.

Were always looking throughout the northeast for buildings that are solid, have a historical significance for the communities theyre in and can be re-purposed, Hanley said. This was a prime example of one that we thought could really be redone as a neighborhood asset.

Hanley said the complex will offer support services and medical facilities for its age 62 and up residents. He expected to start renting out the units by December of this year.

Crews from Champion Builders of Kingston worked inside the building on Friday. Ralph Melone of Melone Architects said crews have already put in about two months of work on the building, gutting the interior, removing partitions between rooms and replacing the roof.

The building will feature 15 one-bedroom units and seven two-bedroom units. Hanley said the project will cost a total of $6.5 million.

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The old Taco Bell building, at the corner of East Grand River Avenue and Bailey Street, may finally be replaced after remaining vacant since the early 2000s.

A proposal to replace the vacant restaurant with a five-story apartment building is being reviewed by the East Lansing City Councils Planning Commission, who met Wednesday evening.

Located at 565 E. Grand River Ave., the restaurant was constructed in 1972 and remained in business until Taco Bell moved across to the northwest corner of Bailey Street.

At this site, David Krause from the Stonehouse Village development company is proposing a five-story building featuring 30 apartment units designed for students on the upper floors. The ground floor would be designated for commercial space.

The citys planning department is currently reviewing the proposal, and will be further discussed during the Planning Commission meeting on April 22. If approved, construction would begin this summer with the goal of being completed within 12 months.

At Wednesdays meeting most of the planning commissions time was focused on a Site Plan and Special Use Permit Application staff report, brought forward by Lingg Brewer, for a revised proposal previously brought forward in the fall of last year. It detailed a four-story building at 500 Albert Ave. and 122 Division St.

The building would be constructed between existing apartment buildings and require bulldozing the house on the corner of Division Street. The proposed development would include six studio apartments and seven two-bedroom units on the upper floors. The first floor would be entirely commercial in use.

Apartments in the new building would be marketed towards upperclassmen and graduate college students, with rent expected to remain similar to the current level of the apartment building at 500 Albert St.

There were concerns from members of the commission regarding the proposed demolition of the house at 122 Division St. While the proposal has existed for several years, no progress has been made to modify the property.

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