2654 W. North

Location
2654 W. North Map

Owner
Hispanic Housing Development Corporation

Architect
Weese Langley Weese

2654 W. North is the first phase of a two-building development with a renovation and new construction component. This phase is a renovation of an existing 4-story loft building into a 24-unit apartment building for families. I believe this is Hispanic Housing's first project billed as green, making it a great example of a well-established affordable housing developer transitioning into green (partly because of city incentives).

The project doesn't have any green bells and whistles - it mostly consists of the energy-efficiency features required to qualify for the DCEO energy grant plus a few low-cost, high-value features such as indoor bicycle parking, compact fluorescent lights in high-use areas, and low-flow plumbing fixtures. As the second, new construction, phase of the project nears construction, we'll follow-up with another post discussing the slightly different approach there.

Other project team members include general contractor Tropic Construction, structural engineer Klein and Hoffman, mechanical and plumbing engineer Consolidated Consulting Engineers, McKay Landscape Architects, civil engineer Eriksson, and commissioning agent Hill Mechanical.

Comments

[dave]

Any of these green projects can be listed on Listed Green listings are ascertained to be green before posting. No greenwashing at Listed Green.

[Elizabeth]

I'm looking to purchase. Who do I contact about this? Thank you.

[Terry Grace]

It's great to see what is happening in the Humboldt Park area. The restoration on this building is beautiful--which is a very green action in and of itself. How expensive is the greening of an existing building like this. I know they were the recipients of some TIF support, but how would that translate with a for-profit developer to renovate an older building? I would like to see more "green" concepts routinely integrated into the preservation movement. How plausible is that expectation for most developers? Can we anticipate this becoming more common in the future?