Corridors and Activity centers

Community Green Spaces

Existing and Proposed bike lanes

Areas of community events

ACCORDING TO THE CITY OF MADISON, WI’S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, THE BELOW AREA OF FOCUSES ARE OF TOP PRIORITY TO THE CITY AND ARE CONSIDERED USEFUL IN THE PLANING AND DESIGNING OF THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING BUILDING.

Proposed site plan

Townhomes; provided as a part of a rent own program

Townhomes; provided to follow the city’s guideline of addressing the “missing middle house”

Green Spaces/ Gardens; addresses the city’s recommendation for more dedicated outdoor spaces

Apartments; dense apartment buildings that are affordable

Retail Spaces

The Living Lab; provide as a new revenue source and job opportunity

Activities; these dedicated outdoor spaces can be reserved for community or private events/ activities

Sustainable Integration

Sustainable Concrete

CarbonCure is a technology company that leases a retrofit apparatus that injects CO2 into concrete. Carboncure’s biggest selling point when it comes to sustainability is that its technology reduces the amount of cement needed in any given mix, so the embodied emissions that cement would have generated are instead successfully avoided.Coreslab Structures is a precast concrete manufacturer and installer who has been using CarbonCure’s CO2 injection technology in their manufacturing process since 2020. Coreslab sees a 10-12% reduction in cement, they claim cost savings of approximately $1,000 USD per day by utilizing CarbonCure’s CO2 injection process. Wingra Ready-Mix Concrete works with CarbonCure concrete in Madison, Wisconsin and would be a good candidate to specify from.

On-site vegetation and reserved green spaces

EV Charging and Energy Efficient Technologies

Focus on Recycling

Lower CO2 Emissions; Sustainable Concrete

Rain Water Catchment System

Thermal Barrier

Other Sustainable Strategies

• Fluid Applied Air/Moisture Barrier
• Dense Pac Insulation
• Therma-Thru Fiberglass Entry Door
• Geofoam Underslab Insulation (R-40)
• Wasco Skylights with Aerogel
• IQ AirPerfect Air Purification
• Ultimate Aire Energy Recovery Ventilators
• Photovoltaic Array
• EV Charging Stations
• Nest/Protect Systems
• Energy Star Roofing/Appliances
• Solar Thermal Hot Water Heat
• Geothermal Wells
• Low VOC Paint
• WaterSense Low-Flow Fixtures

• Window Shading Louvres
• Motion Sensor Hot Water Recirculating Pump
  
• Heat Recovery Shower Tray
  
• Construction Waste Management Plan
• Recycled Content Counters
• On-Site Composting Station
• Recycling Sorting Station
• Recycle Construction Materials When Possible
• Xeriscaped Planting
• Relocate Trees On Site for Replanting
• Permeable Pavement
• Eco-District System for a Sustainable Site
• Greywater Irrigation
• Rainwater Catchment from Gutters
• Water Retention Wells Adjacent to Streets

Programming

Currently the site features a large apartment building, in which features approximately 169 Units. The Proposed Programming, will maintain a base of 169 Units, with an increase of 40% units on the site as follows. The programming also features retail spaces on the ground floor of the Apartment buildings, a living lab for research and community activity spaces,

The Living Lab

The Living Lab, located in the heart of the site, serves a multifunctional role as both a data lab, collecting data about the health of residents, and a medical facility, offering a wide range of medical services and providing medical experts with valuable insight for research. A community amenity, the Living Lab will offer rentable research space for nearby universities to create revenue for the community. The Living Lab will also serve as a learning opportunity for medical students from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, who will interact with and learn from, doctors, nurses, physical therapists, and researchers. The green space adjacent to the Living Lab, as well as nearby walking trails and parks, will serve not only as a community park, but will also assist people with physical therapy under supervision from medical staff. Additionally, a portion of the units will be dedicated to families, particularly those with members requiring daily medical attention. The Living Lab will provide access to on-site medical resources and technologies.

Technologies:

Corrective LED Lighting; The gradual yellowing of the lenses in the eye that occurs with aging filters out blue light that helps regulate the body’s circadian rhythm. Data can be used to color correct ambient lighting with LED lighting technology.

Gait Analysis; Wearable or camera sensors detect imperceptible deterioration of strides and balance, which can be an early symptom of Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s.

Telehealth Connectivity; The automatic sensors located within the housing unit itself tether the residents to the Living Lab.

Data Collection; Data can be collected to monitor activity, and predictive algorithms can allow the system to “learn” about residents’ daily activities and sense irregularities that may be concerning.

Fall Detection; Remote sensors detect the occurrence of a fall and allow doctors to identify factors such as cause and location of injury.

Net-Zero Construction; This smart technology is not only important for health and wellness, but is important for the development of sustainable design strategies such as solar panels, geothermal heating, and high efficiency mechanical systems.

The Living Lab Units:

The smart toilet collects data such as hydration, blood in the urinary tract, blood pressure and heart rate. This data can allow for real-time adjustment of hydration and diuretics, which is important as disorientation brought on by dehydration is a leading cause of falls.

Bed Sensors; Older people often suffer from inadequate sleep. Many older people have to get up to go to the bathroom more often, and suffer from reduced melatonin levels. Bed sensors using hydraulic monitoring collect data on respiration, heart rate, and restlessness.

The smart mirror can monitor a number of health related conditions such as eye clouding, skin changes, tooth plaque build up, and eye tracking dysfunction.

Automated dispensers with alarms and voice assistance allow medications to be monitored and assist residents who have trouble following medication regiments. The device can automatically adjust dosage based on vital signs.

Cost analysis and Phasing Plan

Our project will be financed through an innovative financing model. While a typical housing development that receives LIHTC is built at a cost of $120-140/sf. The addition of biometric technology and the construction of our state of the art Living Lab would raise this to approximately $180/sf. Additionally, achieving the goal of net-zero construction will raise this cost to approximately $220. In addition to securing Low Income Housing Tax Credits by renting 50% of our units at 50% AMI, we intend to secure a significant amount of funding through our living lab, where data collected from the residential units will undergo analysis, creating a remarkable repository that will attract the interests of nearby medical research facilities. Through strategic partnerships with medical schools in Wisconsin, we could potentially leverage $1 billion in medical research funding. This allows us to rent out the living lab space at a rate of 2-3 times the market rate.

We will offer home ownership opportunities for residents based on a rent-to-own program, allowing residents to transition from renting to eventual ownership after meeting certain criteria. This will only be available for the 2-story townhomes located throughout the site. Equity or savings accumulated during the rental period can be used as a down payment or credited toward purchase. Residents continue to occupy the townhome, but a portion of their monthly payment goes towards homeownership. After the resident fulfills the terms of the rent-to-own program, the resident gains full ownership of the townhome.

50% AMI: $585

Flat Rate 1 BR: $946

Flat Rate 2 BR: $1,098

Flat Rate 3 BR: $1,446

LIHTC: 9%

In order to create a thoughtful and strategic approach to redevelopment that ensures that construction requirements and the needs of the community are balanced, and that the transition is as smooth as possible for the residents, the redevelopment will be divided into the following phases:

• Existing Building
  
• Addition of Living Lab to Site
  
• First row of Town Homes Constructed
  
• Partial Demo of existing building, while current residents move into constructed town homes.
  
• Second row of Town Homes Constructed
  
• Partial Demo, number 2, of existing building and residents moved into town homes.
  

• Construction of Apartment Building 1
  
• Partial Demo 3 of existing building, while residents move into newly constructed apartments.
  
• Construction of Apartment Building 2
  
• Final Demo of existing building, while residents move into newly constructed apartments.
  
• Final Construction of Apartment Building 3
  
• Completion of Complete Street and Main Pathway
  

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