A city centre property could be turned into safe accommodation for vulnerable young people.
Brighton and Hove City Council has been leasing the building in Bedford Square, Brighton, to a registered social landlord (RSL) for the last seven years to provide housing for young women in need.
The lease has come to an end and the present users are relocating but a report before the council's policy and resources committee recommends it transfers to another RSL on a 125-year contract.
This will allow the property to be used for young people moving on from Hove YMCA's Landsworth House Project.
Councillor Jack Hazelgrove, chair of the culture regeneration and housing committee, said: "The city council has a statutory duty to house vulnerable young people and the proposed project at Bedford Square will have a positive impact on preventing homelessness."
The plan will be discussed on June 18.
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