ROWLEY
HOUSING AUTHORITY
Rowley, MA
The renovation of the Community Building of
the 667-1 Elderly Housing project is a combination of accessibility improvements,
termite damage repair and general modernization. The project includes
two accessible entrances and renovations of the kitchen, toilets and laundry
facilities for accessibility. The project includes repair of framing caused
by a recent termite infestation, installation of a new roof and air conditioning
for the Community Room used for meetings and social gatherings.
The Community Building is a free standing
structure to support the 36 units of elderly housing.
The project has a limited budget requiring our office, DHCD and the Housing
Authority to carefully define the scope of work to maximize the benefit
to the residents.
The project includes improved attic insulation
for comfort and reduced heating costs. The roof and insulation work includes
new attic ventilation to correct existing moisture accumulation and occassional
freezing of plumbing in the attic.
The entrance improvements will revitalize the screened porch in the rear
yard, that was seldom used due to the difficulty of access.
