Tacoma

Mercy Franklin Rosa Place

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61 Units
Affordable Housing
Low-Maintenance Plantings
Raingarden
Onsite Water
Sewer
Storm Drainage Plan
Surface Grading
Walled Garden Courtyard
Designing supportive, sustainable housing through integrated site and landscape design

AHBL served as the civil engineer and landscape architect for the Tacoma Housing Authority MLK Mercy House affordable housing development in Tacoma’s Hilltop neighborhood. The 43,000 SF 6-story building offers 61 affordable apartments for seniors and includes a community room and outdoor courtyard. To meet the State’s Evergreen Sustainable Development Standard at this 0.22-acre development, AHBL’s landscape architect team designed a walled garden courtyard with engaging low maintenance plantings, offering residents a secure space to gather.  Design services provided by AHBL’s civil engineering team include a rain garden and storm drainage plan, surface grading, and onsite water and sewer calculations.

 

Photo: William Wright

Teaming Partners

  • Owner: Tacoma Housing Authority
  • Architect: SMR Architects
  • Contractor: Walsh Construction
  • Developer: Mercy Housing Northwest
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