a.m. RODRIGUEZ ASSOCIATES inc. converted the vacant South Hills High School (1917) into 106 units of mixed-income, senior housing in 2011. South Hills Retirement Residence is a highly sustainable, LEED Gold-certified building, it contains 84 units of affordable rentals and 22 market rate units. Its innovative and highly sustainable reuse of this historic school garnered it multiple national and local awards. This property has both affordable, senior units as well as market rate apartments and includes the Hilltop Community Health Center as the property’s commercial tenant.
South Hills Retirement Residence
Construction Date: 1917
Renovation Date: 2011
Apt. Size Range (SF): 782 – 1,193
Total Units: 106 ( 82 = 1BR | 24 = 2BR)
Eligibility: 62 and older, or physically handicapped
Elevators: Two
Project Developer:
a.m. RODRIGUEZ ASSOCIATES inc.
Management:
Congregate Management Services, Inc. (CMS)
Builder:
Sota Construction Services, Inc.
Architect:
Thoughtful Balance; Rothschild Doyno Collaborative
Partners:
Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA); Allegheny County Department of Economic Development; Citizens Bank; John Hancock Corp.; Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: PEDA Grant & RACP