This former Anchorage hotel is weeks away from reopening as permanent, low-income housing
It’s been the subject of local controversies and shifting plans since the city bought it in 2020.
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It’s been the subject of local controversies and shifting plans since the city bought it in 2020.
The once-crowded stadium floor at the Sullivan Arena is now empty. Tuesday marked the first day that the shelter will only house the 90 clients that the city has deemed vulnerable.
The closure of the arena to all but 90 of the most vulnerable and disabled clients represents the first time in recent memory that the city has turned homeless residents to the street with no sanctioned shelter or legal camping to receive them.
As hundreds of residents leave the Sullivan Arena homeless shelter, they are seeking refuge in other places around Anchorage, but there is only so much space for them to go.
The Sullivan Arena will shut down on Monday at noon. Residents are packing up as they get ready to say goodbye to a place they’ve called home.