WPRE VI

Scattered across twenty sites, this Pennsylvania Housing Financing Agency (PHFA)-funded project retrofits existing rowhomes and infills vacant lots with energy-efficient affordable housing. The project, commissioned by West Philadelphia Real Estate, aims to increase cohesion of an already vibrant neighborhood by adding a housing bracket needed throughout the city. Both existing masonry rowhomes and new-construction sites have achieved certification under the DOE Zero Energy Ready Homes program and the USGBC's LEED BD+C Homes v4 program. An example of how to transition Philadelphia’s existing rowhomes into healthy housing models, WPRE VI will reinvigorate the neighborhood with equitable, all-electric, climate-conscious living.