New Construction | Honor Award DePaul Upper Falls Square Apartments

SOURCES OF PUBLIC FINANCING The project received 85.8% of the construction cost from multiple sources of public funding including HFA ($18,750,000), HCR Shop Subsidy ($9,955,000), OMH ($185,500), City of Rochester ($1,000,000) and Federal Home Loan Bank ($620,000). The project is among the first in the State to be supported by HCR’s Green Bonds program, which issues tax-exempt bonds certified by The Climate Bond Initiative, an international organization supporting financing for projects that reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases.

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New Construction | Honor Award DePaul Upper Falls Square Apartments | Rochester, New York

PROVIDING HOMES AND A RENEWED SENSE OF PRIDE

Once a Vacant Property, a New Affordable Development Creates a Safer, More Vibrant Neighborhood in Rochester, NY.

Upper Falls Square Apartments is a new $48 million affordable development offering housing with support services to Rochester’s Northeast Quadrant-Upper Falls community. The 142,000 SF development features two buildings containing 150 apartments, 75 of which provide services to help people with special needs live independently. Upper Falls Square Apartments occupies three acres at Hudson Avenue and Cleveland Street that was once the site of condemned homes recently razed by the City. The Hudson Avenue

building is named in honor of Ellen Stubbs, a well-respected nurse deeply committed to her community, who passed away in 2012. The Cleveland Street building is named for Minister Raymond and Maxine Scott whom together have a decades-long commitment to bettering the Rochester community. Each Studio, One Bedroom, and Two Bedroom apartment features a full kitchen, living area, full bath, and in-unit storage. Heat, air conditioning, basic cable, hot water and electric are included in the rent as are community laundry facilities. Resident spaces include lounges, fitness rooms, laundry, and computer areas at each floor. Each building has a large Community Room with kitchen for resident use and community functions. What is the greater social value of the submission? Upper Falls Square is the single largest development undertaken in this neighborhood in decades and has become a catalyst for redevelopment of neighboring properties. This redevelopment has provided a renewed sense of pride in the community and those who call it home. Brick, natural stone, and traditional siding materials are contextual to their residential surroundings, while speaking to the area’s urban and commercial fabric. On Hudson Avenue, solid masonry corners re-establish the street edge and give way to a beautifully detailed South facing

terraced courtyard. The courtyard, the project’s literal and figurative front yard, underpins its residential character and community connectivity providing a dynamic and attractive outdoor space for residents to gather and create connections. Continuity of form and material lend a campus-like quality to the project without diminishing the individual presence of each building, echoing the way the owner fosters individuality in its clients, while creating a sense of belonging to the community. How does the project contribute to the life of its surrounding community?

Upper Falls Square Apartments transformed a vacant property into a vibrant, affordable community that expands housing opportunities to hundreds of low-income New Yorkers and provides supportive services necessary to help keep the most vulnerable housed. It is the first major housing development on Hudson Avenue in more than three decades. The expansion of high-quality affordable housing in Rochester supports the City’s goals of creating more jobs, safer/more vibrant neighborhoods and better educational opportunities. n

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Our Floor Care Program includes the use of Ultra Chem products for use on new and old VCT floors and sealable hard surfaces. These products do not contain styrene, a known carcinogen. Hence, use of our products helps to reduce the carbon footprint left from past conventional cleaning methods. Also, the need to strip floors yearly can be eliminated. We are a New York Certified Minority Business Enterprise and have been in business for over 36 years. Our products are listed on the NYS OGS Approved Green Cleaning Products List and are a part of New York’s Green Cleaning Program. The products are also listed on the Healthy Schools Network. For more information, please call us at (518) 426-7643 or visit our website at www.greenfacilitysolution.com.