With generous funding from the William Penn Foundation, the Growth Management Institute has created four informative case studies to showcase affordable housing developments with urban design elements that fit into — and enhance their urban neighborhoods.
The case studies highlight succesful large-scale Hope VI redevelopments in Cincinnati, Washington D.C., Baltimore and Pittsburgh. In all four cases the developers used the design process to overcome the obstacles of difficult sites and antiquated city policies and to support resident input and community organizing. The result: beautiful new residential construction that will long be viewed as an asset to the neighborhood.
Lincoln Court and Laurel Homes, Cincinnati
Streets on a grid pattern and a network of small parks and gardens reconnect residents with each other and the broader neighborhood.
Download GMI_cincinnati_study.pdf [700 k]
Townhomes on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.
A master plan attentive to historic detail and green space blends this new development into the surrounding community.
Download GMI_washington_study.pdf [620 k]
Broadway Overlook, Baltimore
Open design workshops allowed the surrounding neighborhood to participate in master planning for this new mixed-income development.
Download GMI_baltimore_study.pdf [328 k]
Bedford Hills Apartments, Pittsburgh
Designers created a pattern book to guide new housing construction and maintain the neighborhood's original look.
Download GMI_pittsburgh_study.pdf [580 k]
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