Maple Park
Ann Arbor

Although the city of Ann Arbor is a small college suburb of Detroit, the city experiences an extreme housing crisis exacerbated by the old-fassioned exclusionary zoning code. Working for A2 Collaborative we organized four single-family parcels to be rezoned as a planned unit development (PUD). This allowed for a nearly 20x increase in density with 79 new apartment units. Since the site was located along an existing transit route with frequent bus service, we minimized the parking and focused on bike/pedestrian transit.

Following the city’s sustainability initiatives the building has a significant solar array and utilizes geothermal heating and cooling. This project was an effort to increase density, provide 12 new affordable housing units to the market, and meet ambitious sustainability initiatives.

Location:
Ann Arbor. MI
Size: 76,800 SF
Type: Multi-Family Housing
Collaboration:
A2 Collaborative + Architects Design Group + Midwestern Consulting, + Strategic Energy Solutions + Robert Darvas Associates
Status: Approved