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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.

Assurance Health Psychiatric Hospital (Anderson)

Anderson Geriatric Psychiatric Hospital

Anderson Geriatric Psychiatric Hospital - Beds

Beds

Anderson, Indiana          Size:  10,000 SF

Assurance Health System, a Senior Inpatient Psychiatric Care, tasked DAE with the total renovation of a medical office building into a 22-bed, fully self-contained Geriatric Psychiatric Hospital.

Renovation/Design included:

  • 22 Patient Rooms
  • Seclusion Room
  • Group Therapy
  • Exam Rooms

    Anderson Geriatric Psychiatric Hospital - Bathroom

    Bathroom

  • Ambulance Entrance
  • Full Service Kitchen to supply breakfast, lunch, and dinner
  • 1,000 Gallon Grease Interceptor
  • Anti-ligature fixtures
  • 45 Ton Cooling, natural gas/electric roof top units
  • New Group 1 Fire Protection System
  • Installed new restrooms

Design also included the installation of a new low voltage systems (nurse call, IT, security, fire alarm).  The mechanical, electrical, and plumbing design met the requirements of State and Federal Codes, Local Building codes, NFPA, and ADA.