宾夕法尼亚州匹兹堡市贝尔茨胡佛小学10月28日变身长者公寓：39套可负担住房保留历史校舍风貌
宾夕法尼亚州阿勒格尼县匹兹堡市消息：匹兹堡市贝尔茨胡佛社区的一栋旧小学校舍即将以全新面貌重新开放，39套面向低收入长者的公寓将入驻以该校长期校长命名的刘易斯·A·文森博士长者阁楼。贝尔茨胡佛小学于2004年关闭，此后长期空置；社区组织贝尔茨胡佛共识小组于2018年买下位于锡达赫斯特街的校舍，最初曾考虑改为社区中心，最终因可负担住房需求迫切而决定改为住房。曾就读于该校的社区居民詹妮弗·卡什·韦德说，这所学校曾是温暖、积极、高度重视教育的成长环境，她的五个兄弟姐妹、三个儿子和一名孙女都曾在此就读，她本人也为项目落地发挥了关键作用。管理方TREK开发公司高级总监安东尼·切奥菲表示，没有比这更好的校舍再利用方式。公寓保留了许多历史元素，包括校舍原有的纪念牌匾。匹兹堡多栋关闭的公立学校近年来已被改造成可负担或市场价公寓，历史校舍坚固的结构适合改造，但长期空置也带来融资与建筑方面的挑战。
Former Beltzhoover Elementary in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Reopens as Senior Apartments: 39 Affordable Homes Preserve the Historic School Building
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania: A former elementary school building in Pittsburgh's Beltzhoover neighborhood is about to reopen in a new form, with 39 apartments for low-income seniors in the Dr. Lewis A. Venson Senior Lofts, named for a longtime principal of the school. Beltzhoover Elementary closed in 2004 and sat vacant for many years; the neighborhood organization Beltzhoover Consensus Group bought the school on Cedarhurst Street in 2018, initially considering a community center before opting for housing as the need for affordable housing became pressing. Jennifer Cash Wade, a neighborhood resident who attended the school, said it had been a warm, positive, highly educational environment; her five siblings, her three sons and a granddaughter also attended, and she was instrumental in bringing the project to fruition. Anthony Ceoffe, senior director at TREK Development, which will manage the apartments, said he could not think of a better way for the building to be reused. The apartments retain many historic touches, including the school's original plaque. A number of closed Pittsburgh public school buildings have been converted into affordable or market-rate apartments in recent years; sturdily built historic school buildings lend themselves to conversion, but long vacancy also brings financing and architectural challenges.
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