Sustainable Projects

Willakenzie Crossing

  • 11 Buildings
  • 56 Apartments
  • 50,588 square feet
  • Affordable Housing
  • LEED Silver Community Center
  • Earth Advantage Platinum
  • PIVOT Architecture

Essex built this affordable housing community for Cornerstone Community Housing. It was designed by PIVOT Architecture with landscape architecture by Schirmer Satre Associates. In addition to the apartments, there is a community center, playground and community garden plots. Sustainable features include solar panels, a bioswale, low-water plantings, and a LEED Silver Community Center.