Dutchess County Government

County Executive Serino joined the construction start celebration for the Wallace Campus on Main Street in the City of Poughkeepsie - one of the projects supported by the Dutchess County Housing Trust Fund. The project will transform the former Wallace Department store and two other buildings into a 187-unit mixed-use affordable housing development with 187 units (mix of studios, one-bedroom units, two-bedroom units, and three-bedroom units), retail, and green space.

The Wallace Campus project advances historic preservation, adaptive re-use and the revitalization of Main Street. Originally constructed in the 1870s, the Wallace Department Store once operated as a major retail destination in Poughkeepsie until it closed in the 1970s. The project will preserve the limestone façade, existing stairways, and the ornate dome ceiling on the fourth floor.

Read more in the New York State news release here: https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-announces-construction-starting-147-million-affordable-housing-development