Project Info

• Planned 85-unit affordable housing development exclusively for seniors under management of Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation
• Certified LEED Platinum, highest level awarded by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)
• Repurposed historic Eastport Elementary School, the first African-American school in the Five Points community, which was listed in Knox Heritage’s Fragile 15 historic properties
• Awarded 2012 Green Project Award from East Tennessee Chapter of USGBC; top sustainability award from U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; 2012 “Orchid Award” from Keep Knoxville Beautiful; and 2012 Knox Heritage Preservation Award for the repurpose of historic school