Project Open proves that renewable energy can power even the densest properties in a city that desperately needs to clean its air. As the first mid-to-high density, all-electric building in the state connected to Rocky Mountain Power’s Subscriber Solar fields, Project Open paved a path for developers to follow as the community works to provide healthier air while the city’s population booms. Not only does it prove that high-density, all-electric buildings can function just as well conventionally powered building, it proves that they are cheaper than traditional construction.
The multi-phase project will provide 233 new mixed-income housing units ranging from micro-studios to 4 bedrooms.
The 100-year-old furniture factory building on the site was restored into a large clubhouse and gym available to residents for free and artist studios available to lease at low rates. Some of the street-facing units provide live/work opportunities where local business owners can set up shop right where they live. A commercial space has been donated to a local organization that provides easy access to low-waste food options for the community. Project Open will also be piloting a car-share program geared at helping low-income residents find more financial stability by avoiding the high, and often unpredictable, expense of car ownership.
