- Ruggles Senior Housing
- Roxbury, MA
- This former schoolhouse has been rejuvenated as an assisted living facility for at-risk and homeless elders, providing both housing and social services to a highly vulnerable population. The 43 unit facility is 100 percent affordable and includes common living areas on each floor, a floor specializing in the care of those with Alzheimer's and dementia related diseases, and a protected outdoor garden.
25 Ruggles Street is the first assisted living residence to be developed in an inner-city neighborhood in Boston (Dudley Square).
- Client: Committee to End Elder Homelessness, New Communities, and New Atlantic Development
- Size: 48 units
- Completed: 2002
Energy Star Rated; Heat Recovery System
