Affordable & Supportive Housing DePaul BoxCar Apartments – 40 Units
DePaul
Professional Construction
$8.7 Million
SWBR
Albion, NY
July 2021
DePaul Boxcar Apartments is a one building apartment complex that features a combination of one- and two-bedroom apartment units, totaling 40 apartment units. The complex will consist of 36 one-bedroom units and four two-bedroom units. The one bedroom units can have up to two people and the two-bedroom apartments have room for up to four people. Twenty of the apartments will offer on-site supported housing supports for persons that are frail-elderly or those with in recovery for mental health. The project is designed to support people with disabilities, including senior citizens and veterans.
This will be a low income, affordable senior housing apartment. The site will be enhanced with safety features that allow ageing in place, with details that address mobility issues, lighted ADA bathrooms and appliances. The 43,000 square foot building features faux wood beams, high ceilings and a “mosaic” retaining wall.