Awards:
2011 Phoenix Award for National Community Impact
Phoenix Award National Grand Prize Runner-Up
National Association of Home Builders Multi-Family Awards - Best Green Building Concepts Finalist

Piquette Square is a 4 story, 150 unit apartment complex located in Detroit’s New Center area. The structure boasts 11,000 square of feet of common area as well as commercial space on the first level. Numerous green technologies were employed in this project including a state-of-the-art geothermal field. Developed and managed by Southwest Housing Solutions, Piquette is designed to provide homeless veterans in the City of Detroit with permanent housing as well as a comprehensive offering of supportive services. These services are on-site and include mental health counseling, substance abuse treatment, on-site job training, computer labs, and educational programs.   Piquette Square is the second project of its kind in Michigan, and one of the largest of in the United States. Click here to read more about the Piquette Square development.

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The second phases of Gardenview Estates added 135 residential units of new construction, housed in 43 new buildings, and a community clubhouse to the Gardenview Estates development.  These duplex and multi-family buildings are wood frame construction with a brick façade over concrete basements. Each unit is about 1,100 square feet and is fitted with energy star appliances and a high efficiency furnace and water heater. Six-inch cellulose wall insulation and R-38 attic insulation are being installed to further increase energy efficiency.

The community clubhouse includes a social room with full kitchen, computer room, leasing offices and a beautiful playground. This project is part of the continuing redevelopment of the Detroit Housing Commission's former Herman Gardens public housing site. The earlier phase of this affordable housing project, previously completed by O’Brien Construction, included the construction of 36 buildings containing 96 unit.

Gardenview Estates is an ongoing redevelopment of the Detroit Housing Commission's former Herman Gardens public housing site. The first phase of this new construction affordable housing project included the construction of 36 buildings containing 96 units. These duplex and multi-family buildings are wood frame construction with a brick façade over concrete basements. Each unit is about 1,100 square feet and is fitted with energy star appliances and a high efficiency furnace and water heater. Six-inch cellulose wall insulation and R-38 attic insulation are being installed to further increase energy efficiency.

Architect: Fusco, Shaffer & Pappas, Inc.

During the construction of this project, O’Brien Construction teamed up with Young Detroit Builders as an Employer Partner to recruit and offer on-the-job training to skilled and unskilled participants at the Detroit Construction Career Center.  The center provides opportunities for disadvantaged youth between the ages of 18 and 24 for training and employment in the construction industry.

Homes at St. Anne's Detroit, Michigan Developer: Bagley Housing Association, Inc. Architect:  Kadushin Associates New construction of 30 single family homes at various sites on Wabash, Sampson, St. Anne, 16th, 17th, 18th, 24th and 25th streets in Detroit.