Annika Place Update | Affordable Housing in Traverse City MI
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[TRANSCRIPT] Today we're in Traverse City, Michigan. The name of this project is Annika Place. There's a total of 53 units here. This is as you can see, it's going to be a four-story unit with an elevator. We have a mixture of one and two bedroom units.
This will be one of our one bedroom units. Over there we have the kitchen and then at the entry we have two closets. Walking into this area, there will be a mechanical room. And then again, we'll have the washer and dryer hookups. Of course with our shower unit and toilet and sink.
So our panelization process that we utilize on this job and one other project that really we're working on in Traverse City would save us somewhere between four and six weeks. A typical build schedule compared to stick framing and when I say stick framing, I mean all framing happens on site after the foundation is installed the framer comes in lumber everywhere. With the panelization system, the panels are being built offsite while foundations are being installed.
So here's the inside look of the panelization system. So a panel, you can see the separation down here at the bottom plate and up through these studs which come together. This is one panel that goes all the way to that end wall over there. In the concrete, you can see our heavy duty masonry anchors that fasten this panel into place.
MSHDA is critical to a development like Annika Place. We'll be able to offer affordable, very high quality housing here. And without the tax credits that are allocated by MSHDA we wouldn't have the ability to do that.
One of our objectives, knowing that Traverse City is a coastie town a Coast Guard town, God bless men and women are doing this. we're really focusing and hoping that our affordable housing world will house some of those military personnel.
One aspect that I appreciate about the WODA buildings really is the overall design. Esthetically, we got different colors, we got different textures. There's a lot going on. I really give a lot of credit to our design team to make a building that really stands out in the community.
I feel that the tenants of our projects are excited. They look forward to coming home. They say they're looking forward to pulling into this parking lot and looking at this beautiful building and calling that home.