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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 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

RELEVANCE

● Mix-Use Space

● LEED Gold Certification

● Mutli-Family Housing

Assurance Health Psychiatric Hospital (Anderson)

Anderson Geriatric Psychiatric Hospital

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
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.