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What can net-zero affordable housing look like?

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Non-profit developer Community Corp. has unveiled its third affordable housing project in Pico – reportedly Santa Monica’s most ethnically, generationally and racially diverse neighbourhood – in as many years. - Courtesy of Brooks + Scarpa
After the completion of a senior affordable housing complex in 2021 and a 73-unit apartment building in 2023, both designed by DE Architects, Brooks + Scarpa was brought in to replace a church and small apartment building at 1819 Pico Blvd with 48 affordable apartments. - Courtesy of Brooks + Scarpa
Rather than focus solely on the private spaces, the project puts social areas conceptually and physically at its core. - Courtesy of Brooks + Scarpa

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Designer, Architect
Developer
Community Corp.
General Contractor
United Building Corporation
Structural Engineer
Labib Funk Engineering
MEP Engineer
Idiaz Design
Civil Engineer
Labib Funk Engineering
Landscape Architect
Tina Chee with Brooks + Scarpa
Solar Consultant
CalSolar, Inc.
LEED Consulant
Alternate Energy Systems
Budget
$21.8 mil
Floor Area
4,850 sq-m

Porous, social, community-driven: Brooks + Scarpa revives the southern Californian courtyard apartment in a diverse Santa Monica neighbourhood.

Key features

Non-profit developer Communit

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