LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Lincoln’s new permanent supportive housing facility has finished construction, and on Wednesday the public was welcomed inside for an open house.

The building at 8th and J streets, called The Jay, will house up to 24 people with the goal of lowering the number of Lincoln’s chronically homeless.

The city broke ground on the building last year, later partnering with CenterPointe to manage the property.

City and county officials, including Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird, took a walk-through on Wednesday to see the apartments, common spaces and staff offices. Each unit comes with a bed, kitchen area, bathroom, several chairs, a table and storage space.

“All of us are working together to make sure that Lincoln is an even better place to call home, and it can’t be an

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