Projects
Buildings coming back into service.
We'd rather show one project properly than list a dozen thinly. Here's what we're working on now.
Current project
New York Medical Center
Irving, New York — a shuttered hospital campus returning to service as a 162-bed behavioral health and substance use recovery facility.
0 of 162 licensed beds
A place of healing rises where a hospital closed.
When TLC-Lakeshore closed in 2020, the nearest inpatient psychiatric bed moved an hour away. The building stood empty for six years; the need did not go anywhere. Rather than build new, the project restores the existing campus — the structure, the site, and the community's memory of it as the place you went when something was wrong. Reuse also lowers cost and shortens the path to opening.
Request the project briefThe need
A documented, underserved gap.
The opioid epidemic has been a declared U.S. public health emergency since 2017. In rural Western New York, the closure of TLC-Lakeshore left families driving 45 minutes or more to Buffalo or Cleveland for residential behavioral health care. Chautauqua County is a federally designated mental health provider shortage area and recorded the highest opioid burden rate in New York State in 2019.
Chautauqua County, NY
A 30.8-acre campus 45 minutes from Buffalo, serving a rural county that recorded the highest opioid burden rate in New York State in 2019 and is federally designated as a mental health provider shortage area.
Phasing
Back into service, one unit at a time.
Units open as licensure, staffing, and construction complete — not all at once.
- 2020 TLC-Lakeshore closesRegion loses inpatient psychiatric and SUD capacity. Complete
- 2025 Acquisition & capital structuringCampus acquired; redevelopment financing and job creation plan structured. Complete
- April 2026 Construction underwayRoof, mechanical, and life-safety work with Peak Development and CPL Architects. Campus resurfaced, parking complete. Complete
- August 2026 Phase 1 — first 25 beds openInpatient detox and stabilization with 24/7 clinical support. Certificate of Need filed for the first unit. In progress
- 2027 Phase 2 — unit expansionAdditional inpatient units: adult, geriatric, adolescent, and pediatric psychiatry. Planned
- 2027–28 Phase 3 — full facilityOutpatient, therapy, dining, and administrative space. Substantial completion December 2027, opening early 2028. Planned
Care model
One building, one mission.
The operator runs the campus as a dedicated behavioral health facility rather than a department inside a general hospital.
Substance use disorder treatment
Inpatient detox and stabilization with round-the-clock clinical support through withdrawal.
Adult psychiatry
Inpatient care for adults managing acute mental health conditions, with privacy built into the floor plan.
Geriatric psychiatry
Care tailored to the combined psychiatric and medical needs of older adults.
Adolescent psychiatry
A separate program for ages 12–17 focused on coping skills and continuity with school and family.
Pediatric psychiatry
A child-centered setting for ages 5–11, built around emotional development and safety.
Holistic & aftercare programs
Therapies that treat the whole person, plus outpatient and family support after discharge.
Clinical services are delivered by the operator, New York Medical Center. See the operator's site →
On site now
Construction progress.
Work underway with Peak Development and CPL Architects. Investors receive a written progress report monthly.
Certificate of Need filed with New York State for the first inpatient unit.
Before & after
Six years of closure, undone.
The campus sat empty from 2020. These are the same locations photographed before and after site works began.
Site photography, NYMC campus, May–July 2025.
Operator leadership
Who runs the building.
Clinical and operational leadership at New York Medical Center, the licensed operator of the campus.
Raymond Manning, BSN, RN
Chief Executive Officer
Healthcare executive across nursing, patient services, and operations, with a clinical operations, informatics, and EMR background.
Dr. Israr Abbasi
Medical Director · Psychiatrist
Board-certified psychiatrist with over 20 years' experience; Medical Director of Jamestown Psychiatric and Northwest Psychiatry.
Wendy Luce
Behavioral Health Executive
Licensed social worker and former VP of behavioral health at the Brooks-TLC Hospital System.
Dawn Turk
Finance Operations
Over 25 years in hospital financial operations spanning payroll, accounting, and regulatory compliance.
Nicholas DiTommaso
Operations
Real estate development and commercial finance background, focused on strategic planning and process improvement.
Chuck Villafranca
Facilities & Infrastructure
Nearly 30 years managing hospital plant operations and capital projects.
In the press
NYMC in the news.
- Feb 2026 This Rural NY Hospital Is Trying to Reopen After Six Years Healthcare Brew · Cassie McGrath Read →
- Sept 2025 NYMC Plans to Redevelop Vacant Hospital as New Behavioral Health Center Healthcare Design Magazine Read →
- Aug 2025 A New York System's Plan to Turn a Closed Hospital into a Behavioral Health Center Becker's Behavioral Health Read →
- May 2025 Deal Allows for Transformation of Former Hospital Observer Today Read →
- 2025 Former TLC-Lakeshore Medical Center in Irving Is Sold The Buffalo News Read →
Pipeline
What's next.
Projects appear here once they clear qualification. We don't list prospects.
New York Medical Center II
Irving, NY · Details revealed soon
DCRH
Details revealed soon
What we look for
Our screen, stated plainly.
If you're bringing us a site, these are the questions we'll ask first.
A documented service gap
A closed unit, a long drive to the nearest bed, or a measurable shortfall in local capacity — not simply a qualifying census tract.
An operator already at the table
A licensed provider with a credible licensure path and a track record running comparable facilities.
An existing asset where possible
Adaptive reuse shortens the timeline and lowers the capital requirement against the same job creation.
Job creation that models cleanly
Construction and permanent employment that an independent economist can support against a filed methodology.
Public sector alignment
State, county, or municipal support that evidences the community case and de-risks approvals.
A viable operating model
Payor mix, staffing, and reimbursement that work after the capital is spent — the project must stand without the raise.
Bringing us a site?
Send the location, the operator, and the service gap. That's enough for a first read.