Another Project from The Spark of Hudson

Another project of The Spark of Hudson was announced today on Facebook: HudsonNest, communal housing for healthcare students. 

Some sleuthing in the tax rolls found that in July 2021, The Spark of Hudson acquired the building at 548 Warren Street for $1.75 million. The retail space in the building had for years been occupied by Theron Ware Antiques. In recent years, the second and third floors had been operated as an inn or guest house. Now the upper two floors have been redeveloped as communal housing for students enrolled in local healthcare programs.

The following information about the program can be found here, as can the application form for the program. 

HudsonNest is a communal housing program for people enrolled in local healthcare programs. This program takes place in a two floor residential space on Warren Street in Hudson with seven suites and en suite bathrooms. There is a communal kitchen and living space, and there is a resident’s assistant who lives in the space who graduated from Columbia Greene and currently works as a Registered Nurse in Hudson. 

This program is offered by The Spark of Hudson to provide significantly subsidized housing for students aiming to work in these critical healthcare positions locally. In addition to the below market rent--just $150 per month which includes utilities and high speed internet--our hope is that we can relieve the financial burden on local students so that they may thrive.

We also hope that providing a communal housing situation for people enrolled in a similar program at the same place will promote collaborative support in terms of academics, transportation, meal sharing, etc.

Selected applicants will have the opportunity to live in a newly renovated suite for up to two years while they are enrolled in a healthcare program. We welcome applications from both full-time and part-time students; but maintaining enrollment in at least two courses is required for this housing program.