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title: "St. Rita Place & Cascia Center | Philadelphia, PA – Keast & Hood"
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description: "St. Rita Place & Cascia Center Design for a new 52,000GSF residential building that houses the Cascia Center, which is dedicated to the outreach ministries of the Saint Rita Shrine while also providing low-income housing to seniors in Philadelphia. The project"
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# St. Rita Place & Cascia Center | Philadelphia, PA

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Design for a new 52,000GSF residential building that houses the Cascia Center, which is dedicated to the outreach ministries of the Saint Rita Shrine while also providing low-income housing to seniors in Philadelphia. The project sits next to St. Rita’s Shrine on the corner of Ellsworth and S. Broad Street.

The five-story building is comprised of a structural steel podium on the first floor and four stories of wood construction above for dwelling units. The first floor houses the Cascia Center, a non-profit providing community support services, and the upper levels have 46 one-bedroom apartments for income eligible seniors 62 and older. There is a small basement for utilities and storage. The project was complicated by the tight urban site constrained by the adjacent SEPTA Broad Street subway line.

Principal

Denise L. Richards, PE

Project Team

Arieto A. Seraphin, PE | Mark R. Odorizzi, PE

Client

Cecil Baker & Associates

Location

Philadelphia, PA

Project Type

Multifamily Housing

Project Scope

New Construction

Status

Complete: 2021

Cost

$16.9 Million

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