Piquette Square is located at 6221 Brush Street in Detroit Michigan (ZIP 48202). Donations are being accepted at: https://app.etapestry.com/hosted/SouthwestSolutions/OnlineDocation.html
Cost of construction: $20,652,000.00 Constructed by: O’Brien Construction Built: 2011 Manager: Southwest Solutions Architect: Shelter Design Studio Awards: According to http://www.obriencc.com/Piquette_Feature_Page.php, 2011 Phoenix Award for National Community Impact, Phoenix Award National Grand Prize Runner-Up, and Best Green Building Concepts Finalist as part of the National Association of Home Builders Multi-Family Awards. Size: Four stories. 150 unit apartment complex. 11,000 square feet (106,000 net)
This complex provides permanent, free housing for homeless military veterans and assists in their battle to reenter the social, economic market as rehabilitated individuals. Piquette Square aims to assist in the recovery of homeless veterans that have any range of ailments from drug abuse to a lack of confidence. The complex offers psychiatry, job training, and programs that look to enhance the education of those dwelling there. Computer labs also enable the veterans ample opportunity to familiarize themselves with the internet and the hardware involved in order to better prepare the veterans to reenter the workforce. The apartment complex was funded by various sources, including governmental assistance, public donations, tax credits, and was completed in two years. Piquette Square is a non-profit enterprise and is prideful in its ability to provide both shelter and a potential future for the veterans that it houses.
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