As of mid-February, 2026, roughly 1,400 apartment units at three complexes in Syracuse are offline or unfit for habitation. It’s contributing to a severe housing shortage, at a time when homelessness has shot up by 60 percent over the last six years.
Outside the former Skyline apartments on James and Lodi Streets, the highrise of potential apartments still sits empty. Workers move in and off the site with generators running. but city officials say it has been a slow and frustrating process.
“We’ve reached an agreement with the owners in court to be able to ensure that Skyline specifically comes back online within a certain timeline,” said Commissioner of Neighborhood and Business Development Michael Collins…