Demolition Begins on Reno’s Former Homeless Shelter, Dashing Repurposing Hopes from Advocates

Parts of the former Reno Community Assistance Center on Record Street are now rubble as demolition has begun on the former shelter.

The two-part compound was completed between 2005 and 2007, and built to last 50 to 100 years, but after regional homelessness services moved to the county during the pandemic, the City of Reno decided to sell it all for a future housing project.

The City is now taking on the upfront financial responsibility for the demolition…

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