Green Phoenix. An expansion project of the Housing Ministry of Parkdale United Church King Street...

Green Phoenix

An expansion project of

the Housing Ministry ofParkdale United Church

King Street West and Dunn Avenue

in Toronto’s

lower west side

How we are organized

• Congregation of Parkdale United Church set up a housing foundation in 1973

• Parkdale United Church Foundation built a not-for-profit 136-unit high rise in 1976

• PUCF joins with Parkdale-Liberty Economic Development Corporation to sponsor an expansion in 2003.

Goals

• Add affordable housing to our existing site

• Use sustainable construction principles

• Reduce operating costs of existing buildings

• Incorporate local workforce in construction

• Increase church visibility on corner

1. Add affordable housing to the existing church site

• Obtain approvals for 13 new units along King Street

• Convert 1339 King to 8 dwelling units

• Obtain funding from various sources aimed at creating affordable housing

Site Plan, April 2005

Convert 1339 King St W (Shalom House)

to 8 Residential Apartments

2. Use sustainable construction principles

• Follow LEED™ “Gold” checklist

• Obtain certification if possible

• Employ Integrated Design Process

• Add “Sustainable Design Consultant” to design team

Reduce operating costs of existing buildings

• Incorporate existing structures in master design plan for project

• Consider centralizing services and equipment

• Incorporate sustainable energy sources such as solar and ground-source

Incorporate local workforce in construction

• In association with Parkdale-Liberty Economic Development Corporation, devise job programs in areas of:

• Construction labour

• Tenant education

• Green retrofit

• On-going maintenance

Increase church visibility on corner

• Treat corner as “landmark”

• Re-orient church entrance to King Street

• Add meaningful visual interest to facade

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Symbols

A community resource.

• Community Consultation Committee set up in early 2005.

• Community invited to design charrette in January 2005.

• Information and minutes of meetings circulated to community organizations, individuals, agencies and neighbours.

• Project to demonstrate its green features with video, site plaques, literature, and tours.