Design-Aire Engineering

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Penn Place Apartments Supportive Housing Renovation (Indianapolis, IN)

Renovation of a 38-Unit, Permanent Supportive Housing Community
$9.5 Million Construction Budget

Penn Place Apartments

Penn Place Apartments

Penn Place Apartments is located in Center Township on the eastside of Indianapolis, Indiana. The development provides quality affordable permanent supportive housing for qualified referrals from Midtown Community of Mental Health.

Penn Place has preserved and revitalized the former Metro Motor Motel located in downtown Indianapolis into a 38 unit, all 1-Bedroom/1-Bathroom, permanent supportive complex targeting the chronic homeless special-needs population.  In an effort to adapt to the current architectural conditions of the neighborhood, 30 of the 38 units are located on the first three floors with a fourth floor housing an additional eight units. The development site will offer multiple floor plans providing both Type A and Type B ADA units.

Facility Amenities: 24-hour onsite medical personnel from a mental health provider; weekly on-site health screenings.

Overlook at the Fairgrounds Apartments & Mix-Use (Indianapolis, IN)

Design-Aire Engineering performed MEP Design-work on a 4-story, 59-Unit Apartment Complex/Mix-Use Project that was funded with QAP Tax Credits. Housed in a what was formerly the Homer J. Wilson Chocolate Factory, the Overlook resides across the street from the Historic Indiana State Fairgrounds with the primary aim to reinvigorate the area.

In addition to (40) 1-bedroom units  (675 SF each) and (9) 2-bedroom units (950 SF each), there is 1,800 SF of rooftop green-space, a shared event space, onsite fitness facility, and a job-training center.

The 89,136 square foot building was Certified LEED GOLD by the U.S. Green Building Council.

Overlook at Fairgrounds

Overlook at Fairgrounds

RELEVANCE

● Mix-Use Space

● LEED Gold Certification

● Mutli-Family Housing

J.F. Wild Bank Building

Indianapolis, IN

JF Wild Bank Building - Front

J.F. Wild Bank Building

DAE designed mechanical, electrical, plumbing (MEP) and fire protection systems for conversion of historical J.F. Wild Bank Building (12 floors, built in 1904) from office space to 58 apartments with office space in downtown Indianapolis.

Systems include energy efficient T8 fluorescent and light emitting diode (LED) lighting, backup generator, elevator upgrades, egress lighting, water source heat pumps, outside air heat recovery, plumbing, laundry duct-work, and fire sprinklers.

Crestwood North

Built in 2002-2003 for Crestwood North Apartments Partnership, this 92,600 square foot three story building accommodates 84 units.

Christamore Court

This 36,000 square foot Senior Housing Project will provide 34 new senior apartments with a community room, community garden, activity room, kitchenette, and staff offices.  Completion date: Spring 2006.

Purdue University

For two residence halls, Design-Aire Engineering conducted initial investigations that led to mechanical system upgrades.  In Harrison Hall, the mechanical system was replaced for the entire building, including interface with campus chillwater and energy management systems.  At Hawkins Hall, an indoor air quality survey and mechanical system serviceability evaluation led to HVAC system replacement design.

Morton Mansion Apartments

Morton Mansion Apartments, located in Bloomington, Indiana, will be constructed in multiple phases.  The first phase is a 31,200 square foot, 16 apartment units.  The design includes high efficiency air-to-air heat pumps with auxiliary electric heat, high efficient plumbing fixtures, and compact fluorescent lighting.

Stork Place Apartments

Stork Place Apartments, located in Huntingburg Indiana, is a 28,894 square-foot, three-story apartment building, that includes (17) 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments.  The MEP systems for this facility include a 50 ton Ground Source Geothermal Heat Pump System, involving  vertical well heat sinks and electric auxiliary heat, low flow plumbing fixtures, and high efficiency LED and fluorescent lighting.  Also included was a full building backup electric generator for critical systems operation.

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