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A key step of demolition is expected to begin this month at 799 Central Avenue, as nonprofit Keshet — which provides services for children and adults with mental and physical disabilities — builds its new permanent center in Highland Park.

Structures related to the building’s previous bank tenant will be removed, according to a news release. Interior renovations are expected to be finished in the fall of 2026. The 210,000-square-foot building, which also has several offices and salons, will see about 40,000 square feet transformed into the Kersten Campus and Justin Coe Center, CEO and President Jen Phillips said.

The multi-million dollar renovation work will provide a new home to an organization that has “hopped around” the community for deca

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