December 2017 | Chamblee, GA
Earlier this year, LDG Consulting was selected as the Owner’s Representative during the construction phase of the Senior Residences at Mercy Park – a 79-unit affordable housing development located in Chamblee, Georgia. We’re pleased to share that the construction is moving along largely as expected. “Every project has its nuances, challenges and obstacles to overcome. Overall, the project is moving along relatively smoothly,” says Alrich Lynch, Partner and Senior Managing Director at LDG Consulting. “That’s why it’s critical to have someone like LDG on deck to ensure everything still continues to move on time and on budget for you.” In fact, Mercy Housing Southeast loved LDG Consulting’s work so much that they asked them to increase their scope of work. “We love it when clients appreciate what we do! It is our pleasure to give the very best service possible to ensure we help clients not only achieve the best ROI they can from a project, but also that their experience with us is professional, smooth and solid.”
LDG also brought in an excellent sustainability consultant – The Dragon Group – to advise on the addition of a solar panel vendor. Randall Dragon of The Dragon Group and Alrich have known each other since college. “Randall helped us pick the company that did the installation and ensured everything was sole-sourced and done properly.”
This project is an impressive partnership of community commitment and love between Mercy Care and Mercy Housing Southeast – one of the largest affordable housing organizations in the US founded in the 80s by the Sisters of Mercy and located in Denver, CO. Mercy Care will ultimately provide a LEED SILVER health care facility right next door to this senior housing project. Situated on a 1.6-acre site in northeast Greater Atlanta, this four-story multi-family development will ensure that those 62 and older who are of low-income, disabled and / or veterans have an outstanding place to live with the best of medicinal care at their fingertips.
As the Owner’s Representative for the construction of Mercy Park, LDG Consulting will serve as an extension of the Mercy Housing Southeast’s staff, providing critical guidance throughout the lifecycle of the project and protecting their interests at all times.
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS
- Location: 5134 Peachtree Rd., Chamblee, GA. County: DeKalb.
- Units: 57 one bedroom units, 22 two-bedroom units
- Design: Masonry, fiber cement siding, modern window lines
- Public Transit: less than 2 blocks from the Chamblee MARTA Station
- Medical Care: Development is adjacent to Mercy Care-Chamblee (40,000+ sf LEED SILVER health care facility providing primary care)
- LEED: This project will incorporate many environmentally friendly features and will strive for LEED Gold.
- Amenities: 4,000 sq ft of amenity space: welcoming sitting rooms, generous porches and activity areas, a gym, computer center, outdoor seating areas, gathering rooms, rooftop terrace and access to Mercy Care clinic and educational offerings.
The project is expected to be completed in early 2018. Please follow the LDG Consulting blog and social media channels for updates on this project.
ARCHITECT: Smith Dalia
CONTRACTOR: McShane Construction Company
PRESS:
- Green, Joshua. “In Chamblee, 79-unit affordable housing venture eyes January completion.” Atlanta Curbed [Atlanta, GA] 6 March 2017.
- Stribling, Dees. “Mercy Housing Starts Work on Atlanta-Area Senior Housing.” Multi-Housing News [Chamblee, GA] 8 March 2017.
ABOUT MERCY HOUSING SOUTHEAST: Mercy Housing Southeast (MHSE) is the youngest regional office of Mercy Housing Inc., the nation’s largest, non-profit affordable housing organization. It creates stable, vibrant and healthy communities by developing, financing and operating affordable, program-enriched housing for families, seniors and people with special needs who lack the economic resources to access quality, safe housing opportunities. Headquartered in Atlanta, MHSE serves communities in Georgia, Ohio, Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina. It has developed or preserved 44 projects delivering more than 3,900 affordable rental homes for over 8,000 people since 1996. More than two-thirds of its portfolio is in Georgia, with 1,254 homes in metro Atlanta.
ABOUT MERCY CARE: Mercy Care has been a healing presence among Atlanta’s homeless and uninsured since the 1980s. As coverage and access to care issues persist, a growing number of families and individuals rely on Mercy Care to meet their need for affordable healthcare. Their network of fixed and mobile clinics provide primary care, behavioral health, dental and vision services as well as an array of critical wrap around services and case management. In 2016, Mercy Care provided services to over 12,000 patients, eighty-eight percent of whom were uninsured.
ABOUT THE DRAGON GROUP: The Dragon Group specializes in construction management and green building consulting by partnering with owners, planners, architects, engineers, contractors and community stakeholders to provide sound solutions ranging from large scale aviation projects to office/commercial structures to multifamily/neighborhood developments.
ABOUT LDG CONSULTING: LDG Consulting is a boutique advisory and consulting firm. LDG advises visionary developers and owners on how best to realize their commercial real estate goals and profitably execute their vision.
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