Format
Full
City
Philadelphia
State/Province
PA
Country
USA
Metro Area
Philadelphia
Project Type
Multifamily Rental
Location Type
Other Central City
Land Uses
Medical
Multifamily Rental Housing
Keywords
Affordable housing
Green building
Green roof
Healthy place features
LEED Platinum certified
Mixed-income housing
Sustainable development
Transit-oriented development
Urban regeneration
Site Size
1.9
acres
acres
hectares
Date Started
2012
Date Opened
2013
Paseo Verde is a 120-unit mixed-income multifamily rental development on an infill site in the ethnically and economically diverse neighborhood of North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The project was built by a partnership between an established community development corporation and an experienced developer committed to affordability and sustainability. Paseo Verde achieved three Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum certifications—LEED for Neighborhood Development across the entire site and LEED for Homes for both its mid-rise and townhouse buildings—partly thanks to its location adjacent to a commuter rail station and near neighborhood services built by the community development corporation. The one- to three-bedroom apartments accommodate a mix of households and incomes, and on-site gardens, gathering spaces, and medical and fitness facilities support residents’ health and wellness.
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Format
Full
City
Philadelphia
State/Province
PA
Country
USA
Metro Area
Philadelphia
Project Type
Multifamily Rental
Location Type
Other Central City
Land Uses
Medical
Multifamily Rental Housing
Keywords
Affordable housing
Green building
Green roof
Healthy place features
LEED Platinum certified
Mixed-income housing
Sustainable development
Transit-oriented development
Urban regeneration
Site Size
1.9
acres
acres
hectares
Date Started
2012
Date Opened
2013
Website
Project address
1950 N. Ninth Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122
Owners/developers
Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha (APM)
1900 N. Ninth Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122
www.apmphila.org
Jonathan Rose Companies
551 Fifth Avenue, 23rd Floor
New York, NY 10176
www.rosecompanies.com
Architect
Wallace Roberts & Todd (WRT)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
www.wrtdesign.com
OTHER PARTICIPANTS
Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineer
CSA Group
Structural engineer
David Chou & Associates
Civil engineer
Urban Engineers
Environmental engineer
Pennoni Associates
Contractor
Domus
Property manager
The Altman Management Company
Interviewees
Nilda Iris Ruiz, president and CEO, Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha (APM)
Rose Gray, senior vice president of community and economic development, APM
Dale White Jr., development project manager, Jonathan Rose Companies
Antonio Fiol-Silva, principal, WRT
Other resources
Video
About eastern North Philadelphia
www.planphilly.com/series/desolate-dynamic
www.lisc.org/philly/where_we_work/eastern_north_philadelphia.php
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