Clients & Projects

Orcutt Mid-rise Elderly Housing (aka Ashe Manor)

A 50,056 sf, 50-unit, four-story housing development located on a full city block in the east-end of Newport News
A replacement for a portion of Orcutt Homes, a 1940’s low income housing project
As the first building in the overall redevelopment of this neighborhood, it was necessary for this building to bridge the gap between the existing small-scale residential structures
Interior spaces include 42 one-bedroom, one-bath apartments, and eight two-bedroom, one-bath apartments
Intended for elderly and/or disabled residents, 20 percent of the units are fully handicap accessible and the remaining units are convertible
Community and service spaces include staff offices, laundry facilities, mechanical and electrical space, and a community room with an adjacent serving kitchen
Individual heating and cooling control for each unit gives residents as much control over their own environment as possible
The facility is equipped with an emergency generator to insure that critical systems remain operational during power outages.
Other amenities include a fire alarm system with audio/visual devices in each apartment, a patient call system to notify staff of an emergency, and two elevators, one of which is hospital-size and one that reaches the roof level, making roof access convenient for maintenance staff