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Piquette Square Wins
Nation’s Highest Honor for Excellence in Brownfield Redevelopment
On April 5, Piquette Square Housing for Veterans, built by O’Brien Construction, received the prestigious Phoenix Award for National Community Impact 2011. This award recognizes outstanding revitalization projects based on five criteria: magnitude of the project, innovative techniques, solutions to regulatory and social issues, and impact upon the community. Awardees are determined by a panel of environmental professionals and business and government leaders.
Piquette Square is a 3 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. Developed and managed by Southwest 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.
For more details on this award and the Piquette Square project, visit: Phoenix Award Winner 2011
Website for O'Brien Energy Solutions is Launched
O’Brien Construction's Hollywood Debut!
The upcoming biographical film Machine Gun Preacher starring Hollywood A-Lister Gerard Butler called for action on O'Brien's Gardenview Estates construction site in Detroit. Butler and crew used the grounds to shoot movie scenes over the course of several days. This Lionsgate motion picture is based on the true story of Sam Childers, a missionary in southern Sudan who rescued orphan children from slavery and really is referred to as the "Machine Gun Preacher". The film is set to be released in July of 2011.
O’Brien Selected for East Jefferson Affordable Assisted Living Project
O’Brien Construction Company is proud to have been selected by Presbyterian Villages of Michigan to build an affordable housing assisted-living community in one of Detroit’s neediest areas. The project is designed to expand the Henry Ford Health Systems’ Senior Independence program and will be located at East Jefferson in the area of McDougal.
The first phase of this venture includes renovating a four-story building to contain 80 assisted-living apartments for seniors as well as a medical center which will provide care for low-income seniors. A future second phase plans for 50-60 additional independent senior apartments, a medical center and a community café. O’Brien is honored to be part of this endeavor which improves the lives of local senior citizens and their families. Construction is scheduled to begin in the spring of 2012.
For more details, see the Detroit News article featuring this exciting project: Detroit News - East Jefferson Assisted Living
Also featured in Crain’s Detroit Business magazine: Crain's - East Jefferson Senior Community
To learn more about Presbyterian Villages of Michigan, visit: http://www.pvm.org/