After 30 years of dormancy, the former Hebrew Orphan Asylum in West Baltimore is coming back to life.

Community leaders gathered today for a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of a $17 million revitalization of the building, located at 2700 Rayner Ave. in Greater Rosemont and vacant since 1989.

When work is complete this fall, the renovated building will be known as The Center for Health Care and Healthy Living at the Hebrew Orphan Asylum. It will be the permanent home of the Maryland Crisis Stabilization Center and will have space for lease to other medical service providers. The stabilization center is a place for people to receive short-term medical attention and sobering services for those addicted to drugs or alcohol.

The project is led by the Coppin Heights Community Development Corporation, which owns the building, and the City of Baltimore and Behavioral Health System Baltimore (BHSB). Waldon Studio Architects is the architect for the renovations, and the general contractor is a joint venture of Southway Builders and C.L. McCoy Framing Company.

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