Originally built as Saint Mary’s in the 1860s, this prominent and beautiful example of architecture of the time expanded to eventually become an 80,000 sf structure, constructed of local limestone. It eventually become a boarding school in the 1960s.
In 2017, RVI took possession when that school closed by Clinicare’s former Wyalusing Academy. RVI was able to save the huge structure from demolition by securing developer Commonwealth in assisting in securing National Historic Trust designation, and renovated the structure into middle class workforce housing, stabilizing the character of the neighborhood and stimulating substantial reinvestment into the community.
The subsequent reinvestment into the community resulted in a $13 million dollar input in city value.
Upon opening in 2019, with the redevelopment vision of RVI and the talented development of Commonwealth, as investor and operator, 42 apartments now comprise the National Historic Register building now named Lawler School Lofts. All 42 units were quickly leased upon opening, and have since been filled, illustrating the need and desire for young and older professionals, retirees, entrepreneurs, and families to be part of this community, and live at Wyalusing Commons.
The surrounding land of the parcel we are calling Wyalusing Commons, and it now awaits its next chapter, that of a destination and a future worthy of the past, and poised to embrace the future.
Development plans are flexible at this time, but investors and partnerships for the second phase of land development are now being sought.
Contact Julia at jdhenley11@gmail.com
Contact JD Milburn at jdmilburn50@gmail.com
