SNAP
3102 W. Fort George Wright
Spokane, WA 99224
(509) 456-7111
Fax: (509) 534-5874
Press Release 9/24/09
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TO: News Desk, Assignment Editor
FROM: Ron Hardin, Communications Manager
SNAP
509-456-7111 ext.242; hardin@snapwa.org
Cell phone 993-7143
www.snapwa.org
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Riverwalk Point II – A Washington State First
Spokane, WA—A Grand Opening celebration for the second phase of the Riverwalk Point development project will be held Monday, September 28th. Riverwalk Point is SNAP’s sustainable, affordable housing for families.
Units in the Riverwalk complex are designed for optimum energy performance to exceed the Enterprise Community Partners’ Green Communities Criteria. It is estimated to perform 43% better than buildings built to conventional standards. The project has received Washington State’s first certification for Energy Star multi-family housing. It exceeds the Green Communities standards by 28% and reduces annual CO2 emissions by 49 tons per year.
A community reception and tours of the project will be held in the community building from 2 to 4 p.m. Riverwalk Point is located at 4915 E. Upriver Drive along the Spokane River.
The Riverwalk Point II phase includes 51 apartments and the straw bale community building of this 100-unit complex. The development features one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments and townhouses designed to provide housing for up to 141 individuals, including approximately 90 children.
The adjoining community building houses services for the residents of the Riverwalk Point community. It includes an on-site management office, offices for social service providers, a computer center and a multi-purpose community room and kitchen.
In the project planning, funding, construction and related services SNAP collaborated with over 50 community partners to create and complete Riverwalk Point II.
Joining in the celebration will be the Beacon Group, development consultants; Zeck Butler, architect; MC Lundgren, contractor; and National Equity Fund, equity investor.
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About SNAP: SNAP connects and provides access to resources which creates opportunities, with dignity, for low income people.