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.