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Westminster Place Receives HUD 811 Funding
1260 Celebrates Temple I - North 16th Street: LEED Certification & Ribbon-Cutting
Chandler Street to Provide Affordable Housing for Individuals with Disabilities
 
Westminster Place Receives HUD 811 Funding
Friday, November 18, 2011

1260 has been awarded HUD Section 811 program funding for the construction of seven units of affordable, special needs housing on Westminster Avenue in West Philadelphia. The current site is an abandoned warehouse that will be converted into housing.

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1260 Celebrates Temple I - North 16th Street: LEED Certification & Ribbon-Cutting
Tuesday, June 14, 2011

On Flag Day, June 14, 2011, community residents, project funding sources and City representatives gathered to celebrate the ribbon cutting and LEED plaque presentation for Temple I - North 16th Street: the historic and LEED certified rehabilitation of 22 brownstone buildings along the 1700 Block of N. 16th Street – two blocks from Temple University.

The Temple I project not only preserves 58 units of affordable housing for families living in the community, it also marks the largest affordable gut rehab project in the country to receive LEED for Homes Gold certification. The project features Forest Stewardship Council-certified lumber, non-toxic finishes, high-efficiency plumbing, white roofs, and drought-tolerant landscaping.

Here are some of the day’s highlights in photos:

Councilman Darrell Clarke chats with local constituents.


David Hahn accepts the check from Enterprise Green Communities Offset Fund, presented by Esther Toporovsky, for 822 metric tons of carbon emissions reductions from this project which will be retired, measured and verified over the next ten years.

  
Ms. Patricia Young, a long-time resident of North 16th Street, invites attendees to come tour her newly-remodeled apartment.

The LEED for Homes Gold certification of Temple I North 16th Street highlights 1260 and CPM Housing Group’s commitment to environmental stewardship and the long-term health of its residents.
Walt Kubiak, Alfredo de la Pena, and David Hahn display the LEED and Carbon Offsets plaques.


The rehabilitation of these historic buildings preserves the integrity of the neighborhood and eliminates the need for new construction.

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Chandler Street to Provide Affordable Housing for Individuals with Disabilities
Wednesday, November 03, 2010

Rehabilitation work has begun on six units of affordable housing exclusively for individuals with physical and behavioral disabilities.  Located at 419 Chandler Street in Northeast Philadelphia, the project development costs (approximately $1.3 million) are funded by a Section 811 Capital Advance through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and by an ARRA-Community Development Block Grant through the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia.

All units will receive updated appliances, low-flow plumbing fixtures, and extra ceiling insulation.  In addition, one unit is being converted to a wheel-chair accessible unit, complete with roll-in shower and an ADA-compliant kitchen.  A new ramp is being built to offer more convenience and accessibility for those living on the basement level. We expect work to progress through the winter months and for the building to be ready for occupancy in the spring of 2011.

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