News: Construction Design & Engineering
Posted: September 30, 2016
DBVW Architects designs Davis Gardens affordable housing development
Waterbury, CT According to Durkee, Brown, Viveiros & Werenfels (DBVW) Architects the first six of 16 new buildings have now been completed at the Davis Gardens affordable housing development. Families that were displaced from the former Warner Gardens Co-Op Apartments were the first to occupy these apartments. It is expected that all 58 Phase I units will be fully occupied by the end of September. In a press release issued by the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, CHFA Board chairwoman and Department of Housing (DOH) Commissioner Evonne Klein, said "These kinds of developments embody what Connecticut is working hard to achieve: fostering the creation of inclusive and diverse communities in all areas of the state.” DBVW Architects is proud to be a part of this vital transformation located on 14 acres in the Long Hill neighborhood of Waterbury.
Client/Owner: Omni Development Corp.
Planning Consultant: Barbara Sokoloff Associates
Architect: Durkee, Brown, Viveiros & Werenfels (DBVW) Architects
General Contractor: Viking Construction
Structural Engineer: Yoder + Tidwell, LTD
MEP/FP Engineer: Engineering Design Services, Inc.
Civil Engineer: Milone & MacBroom, Inc.
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