CITYSCAPE: Affordable housing gets eco-chic

Why we want to move into the city's newest affordable housing development.

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CITYSCAPE: Affordable housing gets eco-chic

POSTED: Wednesday, October 12, 2011, 2:01 PM

Want a brand new, LEED Gold, three bedroom home in the city? No, we're not talking Naval Square, but the city's newest affordable housing development, which could be a model for green affordable housing in the city. The Sheridan Street houses were developed by the Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha and the Community Design Collaborative, funded in part by the city, and designed by Interface Studio Architects. Solar paneling, sustainable rainwater management plans, green roofs and other energy efficient features are some of the green features. (There are also roof decks with enviable skyline views.) "This is not a fad," Mayor Nutter told the crowd at the official ribbon cutting today. "This is a movement." The 13-house development in Eastern North Philadelphia are available to households with 60 percent to 115 percent of area median income, priced at $150,000 to $165,000.

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