General contractor Landmark Structures Corp. has retained the contract from Caritas Communities Inc. to rehabilitate a former nursing home at 24 Vine St. in Melrose into a 14-unit single room occupancy facility for low-income individuals. 

The $1.1 million project includes the gut/rehab of the 10,000-square-foot former MacKenzie Nursing Home into 14 single rooms with private bathrooms and a common kitchen area. 

The building will utilize energy efficient practices and will meet the requirements of Massachusetts New Homes with Energy Star.

The project received funding from the Department of Housing & Community Development and the North Suburban Consortium.

Architect for the project, now underway and slated for completion in eight months, is Russell Scott Steedle & Capone Architects of Cambridge.