Rene Cazenave Apartments in San Francisco, California by Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects

Article source: The American Institute of Architects (AIA)

As the first new building constructed in San Francisco’s transformative Transbay Redevelopment Area, Rene Cazenave Apartments (RCA) sets a high standard for future development by replacing a parking lot and former freeway off-ramp with innovative and neighborhood supporting housing and supportive services as a permanent home for formerly chronically homeless residents, many who have physical and mental disabilities.

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• Architects: Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects and Saida + Sullivan Design Partners, Associated Architect
• Project: Rene Cazenave Apartments
• Location: 25 Essex Street San Francisco, California, United States
• Photography: Tim Griffith
  
• Project Owner: Community Housing Partnership
• Project Site: Previously Developed Land
• Project Type: Residential – Multi-Family 5 or more units
• Project Site Context/Setting: Urban
• Total project cost at time of completion, land excluded: $31,673,500.00
• Building or Project Gross Floor Area: 74,723 square feet
• Project Completion Date: December, 2013

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A gateway building to the future new neighborhood of market-rate highrises and affordable midrises, RCA demonstrates the city’s commitment to creating a community based on social, financial and environmental sustainability and integration. Rene Cazenave Apartments provides its residents with affordable and accessible mini-studio apartments coupled with social, educational and medical facilities that are designed to be healthy, transparent, nurturing and life changing.

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In spite of the budgetary pressures associated with subsidized housing for a low income population, the design team gave a high priority to investments in a wide range of sustainable design strategies that aligned with the long term operation and inhabitation.

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Tags: California, USA

Category: Apartments

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