Design for a new 52,000GSF mixed-use 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 concrete 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 residential units, 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 and the design considers the adjacent SEPTA Broad Street subway line.
Design for a new 52,000GSF mixed-use 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 concrete 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 residential units, 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 and the design considers the adjacent SEPTA Broad Street subway line.
CLIENT: Cecil Baker Partners
LOCATION: Philadelphia, PA
TYPE: Religious, Residential, SERVICES: New Construction, MATERIALS: Concrete, Wood, SUSTAINABILITY: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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