May 19, 2016

Phoenix Rising designed to help young adults

Image courtesy of Valley Cities [enlarge]

The new residential buildings are for homeless young adults with incomes below 30 percent of the area median income.

Valley Cities Behavioral Health Care in April completed two residential buildings for the Phoenix Rising Project at 2704 I Street N.E. in Auburn.

The program is designed to help people 18 to 25 years old transition from homelessness and alcohol and drug addiction with a blend of housing, case management and life skills development.

The two 4,394-square-foot residential buildings each have 12 housing units and a common living room and kitchen area.

A 4,556-square-foot common building that will be called Recovery Cafe is under construction. It will house a job training center with a focus on food service, providing an opportunity for the young adults to learn job skills in a commercial kitchen.

Phoenix Rising also provides access to behavioral health services at the adjacent Valley Cities Auburn office.

Valley Cities said in a press release that the housing units are for homeless young adults with incomes below 30 percent of the area median income.

They have quartz shower surrounds, solid wood cabinets and polished concrete flooring. The property is near transit lines, parks, stores and restaurants.

The Phoenix Rising Project team includes The Keimig Associates, architect; Donvoan Brothers, general contractor; Bellwether Housing; developer consultant; DCG, structural and civil engineer; Travis Fitzmaurice, electrical; Franklin Engineering, mechanical and plumbing; and Eagle Design, landscape architect.

The project won a 2016 Excellence in Construction award in the community/public service category from the Associated Builders and Contractors of Western Washington.