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Homes for the Homeless / HSI

DHS Shelter Operator
CONTRACT EXPOSURE
$27.1M/yr
SHELTERS LINKED
1
FLAGS
2 (0 critical, 1 warning)
ACTIVE INVESTIGATIONS
0
PROFILE

HSI (hsi-ny.org) is the operator of Kenmore Hall at 145 E 23rd St in Kips Bay, one of the longest-running hotel-to-shelter conversions in the DHS system (operating since 1983). The organization operates under Homes for the Homeless, a nonprofit focused on transitional shelter and family services. The DHS contract at Kenmore Hall carries an annual value of approximately $27.1M. Full contract history is under FOIL review.

DHS CONTRACT (KENMORE HALL)
$27.1M
SITE
145 E 23rd St, Kips Bay, Manhattan
OPERATING SINCE
1983
BEDS
385
FLAGS & CONCERNS (2)
FOIL OUTSTANDING — CONTRACT HISTORY NOT FULLY DISCLOSED2026-01-10

NYCFRAUD.ORG FOIL request for HSI/Kenmore Hall contract history filed Jan 2026, acknowledged but response overdue. Full contract amendment history not in public record.

SOURCE: NYCFRAUD.ORG FOIL DHS-2026-0113
MULTI-DECADE NO-BID CONTRACT — 40+ YEARS AT SAME SITE

Kenmore Hall has operated as a DHS shelter since 1983 under successive operators without evidence of competitive re-procurement in the public record.

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