Out of more than 50 nominees, DePaul’s Rochester View Apartments was selected for the prestigious Community Impact Award from the New York Housing Conference (NYHC). The December 9, 2015 event’s theme was Uplifting Communities — Reimagine, Revitalize and Renew, and featured innovative projects and initiatives making a difference in New York neighborhoods.
Designed by SWBR, Rochester View Apartments is a first-of-its-kind in New York State, designed to better accommodate income-eligible tenants who are deaf or hard of hearing or use American Sign Language. The community consists of 61 affordable one- and two-bedroom apartments offering enhanced supports. Each apartment is equipped with specific technology to help deaf and hearing-impaired tenants, including open floor plans with high levels of visibility, strategic lighting, safety lights on appliances, vibrating-alarm beds in case of a fire, hard-wired strobe lights for CO2 and fire alarms.
“We are very pleased to provide this much-needed affordable housing option for income-eligible individuals in our community,” said Mark H. Fuller, president of DePaul. “We are honored to be recognized with the Community Impact Award from the New York Housing Conference. This will help us continue to elevate Rochester View Apartments in our community.”