Project
Clarendon Hill Apartments - Building E
Residential: Affordable Multi Family
Somerville, MA | 2025
- 191.6K GSF
- 3 Companies
- 2 Professionals
About
Clarendon Hill Apartments is the first phase of the planned redevelopment of the Clarendon Hill community.
This major housing redevelopment project will include 591 dwelling units and will meet Somerville's zoning requirement for all buildings over 50,000 SF to be LEED Platinum certifiable. The project consists of 216 replacement units for existing public housing on site, 16 units affordable to those with incomes at 80% AMI or less, 64 units affordable to those with incomes at 110% AMI or less, and 295 units (49%) market rate rental units. The development will include 3 LEED platinum apartment buildings that will also maximize electrification by using air source heat pump mini-splits for all units. The project will also include 48,000 SF of townhouses that will utilize electric air source heat pump mini-splits for heating and cooling.
Project Owner
Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH), Somerville Community Corporation (SCC), Gate Residential, Somerville Housing Authority (SHA)
Is the project Net Zero Energy or Net Zero Energy Ready?
Net Zero Ready
Project Size in GSF
191.6K
Category of height
High-Rise
Number of residential units
168
How is the building all-electric for heating?
Air-source Heat Pump
Is the service hot water all-electric?
Yes
What is the primary system type for domestic hot water?
Unspecified
On-site renewable energy
10%
Is the owner purchasing off-site renewable energy to offset all electricity consumption?
No
The construction cost difference from "conventional" to being net zero "ready" (including incentives) for this building is
-1% to 1%
Certifications related to Energy / Carbon
LEED
Site EUI Energy Use Intensity is the amount of energy a project uses per square foot over the course of a year. Site EUI = Annual Energy Use (kBtus) / Building(s) Area (ft²) / One Year (yr)
25.4 kBtu/sf/year
The EUI is
Modeled
What is the climate zone for this project?
5A Cool Humid
