Ridge Flats finally received a green light by the Zoning Board of Adjustments last Wednesday Afternoon. The 146-unit apartment complex at 4300 Ridge Avenue in East falls will contain some retail space on the ground floor, as well as 120 above-grade parking spaces. parking is kept above ground due to the property's location in the 100 year floodplain.
Although under the East falls zoning overlay, the project requires 695 parking spaces – four spots for every 1,000 feet of commercial space, no one, including the East Falls Development Corporation thinks that amount is necessary. The developer said the retail uses will be community-based and geared toward pedestrians.
The building will be the largest "passive house" in the country. Onion Flats' Tim McDonald explains that in passive houses, energy usage can be reduced by as much as 90 percent just by the way the "thermal envelope' is designed.
The one- and two- bedroom apartments at Ridge Flats will likely range in price from $1,300 to $2,000 a month. The developers plan to pull permits and begin construction next spring.
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