QBS EllingtonFeasibilityStudies

The Portland Housing Bureau purchased this property for two reasons: To preserve the affordability of the 267 existing units when the owner was planning to sell for market rate redevelopment. 2. For the potential to increase the number of units at the low-density campus through future redevelopment. The current campus has no indoor or outdoor communal, amenity, gathering, or play places which are standard in successful affordable housing communities today. Additionally, the existing infrastructure and dwellings have reached the end of their useful lives and have become a cost burden for the Bureau to maintain. In preparation for redevelopment, the Portland Housing Bureau seeks to investigate the opportunities for campus-scaled sustainability features to answer the question: What campus-scale energy and water reduction measures contribute to the redevelopment meeting project goals? The Ellington Apartments are affordable housing, and the redevelopment is intended to remain affordable over the long term. Accordingly, the feasibility analysis must evaluate sustainability strategies not only for environmental performance, but also for their ability to reduce or avoid long-term utility, operations, and maintenance costs without creating unreasonable capital or operating burdens that could undermine continued affordability. Project Goals Increase the number of housing units on site Maintain affordability Minimize off site displacement of current residents Provide indoor and outdoor amenity spaces to support residents Reduce energy demand and associated operations + maintenance costs