New Construction
Client: Friendship Plaza Housing Corporation, I
Location: Lincoln Heights, Ohio

Project:
To assist an in-experienced non-profit housing corporation in the creation of senior housing apartments to service the adjacent localities. Firm was instrumental in finding appropriate development partner; together this team won an exclusive HUD section 202 grant of $2.5 million for full project funding.

Details:
This three story, 25,500sf, 30 one-bedroom apartments with other common areas - on site laundry, community meeting room with kitchen, library, exercise facilities, doctor/physical exam areas, interior trash chutes, and new elevator equipped. Project was fully sprinklered and incorporated a high-level five alarm/early warning system for immediate health assistance.

Firm provided a diverse series of services through out this project, such as: development assistance; architectural/engineering design; construction management and oversight; and organizational development for the Friendship Plaza Housing Corporation.

Unique aspects: rain water disposal system reworked due to increase capacity expected. Existing utilities extended and modified as more were in operation for over fifteen years.