State grant sought for $24M residential plan near YSU

YOUNGSTOWN —City council agreed to apply for a state grant for up to $750,000 for a proposed student housing project near Youngstown State University.

During a brief meeting today, council gave the go-ahead to apply for the funding to help with the remediation and demolition of 751 Elm St. on behalf of Dominic Marchionda, a local developer.

Marchionda is planning a $24 million project just north of the YSU campus, in an area that used to house a Coney Island restaurant and a warehouse.

The project on six acres would have four student housing buildings, each with 40 or so one-, two- and four-bedroom units; more than 450 beds overall, Marchionda said.

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