AIA Austin, along with USGBC Central Texas-Balcones and South Texas Chapter and Austin Energy Green Building® are Co-sponsoring a tour of the M-Station affordable apartment community designed by hatch + ulland owen architects and being developed by Foundation Communities. M Station is a 150-unit new-construction, affordable multifamily community located in the MLK transit-oriented district (TOD), and is a project of "firsts." M Station will be the first affordable housing built in one of Austin’s new TODs, the first LEED for Homes multifamily project in Austin, the first family LEED for Homes Platinum community in Texas, and the first project in Austin to pursue three (maybe four) green-building ratings: LEED for Homes Platinum, Austin Energy Green Building 5-Star, Enterprise Green Communities (and the Sustainable Sites Initiative Pilot Project).



Ultimately, the goal for M Station is to provide high-quality affordable housing in Austin that also addresses the other large economic burdens for low-income working families: utility costs, transportation cost and childcare costs. As a nonprofit affordable housing developer, Foundation Communities’ goal is to provide high quality, affordable housing that addresses a wide breadth of financial, health and childcare needs for its residents. M Station reflects the most robust and innovative community development Foundation Communities has ever undertaken.

PROJECT TEAM

Owner: Foundation Communities – Walter Moreau, Sunshine Mathon

Architect: Hatch + Ulland Owen architects – Tom Hatch, Dorothy Spearman

Civil Engineer: Axiom Engineers – Alan Rhames

MEP Engineer: AYS Engineering – Ross Aleman, Brian Vasquez, Samuel Lusk

Structural Engineer: Integrity Structural – Jason Laymon

Landscape Architect: Winterowd – Diane Steinbrueck, Cammy Jones

LEED for Homes Provider: Contects – Chip Henderson, Elton Chessman

General Contractor: Bailey-Elliott Construction – Keith Pool, Julie Wilson, Will Oldmixon

For photos of M-Station, click here and click on the 'Gallery' tab.

TOUR IS SOLD OUT!



A post tour discussion will occur at House Pizzeria on Airport Blvd. immediately after.

1.5 LU/HSW/SD

$5 for Members

$15 for Non-Members

More information about the tour is here.