JOHNSTOWN — For 114 years, a former estate on West Madison Avenue in Johnstown housed elderly women. In a couple of weeks, with city approval, planning will begin to convert it into housing for young men with autism and similar conditions.

The Lexington Foundation of Johnstown won conditional site plan approval Tuesday night to convert the 9,400-square-foot building at 226 W. Madison Ave. into six three-bedroom apartments, helping the residents move toward independent living, higher education and jobs, the foundation states in its application to the city’s Planning Board.

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