The Philip Livingston Junior High School (now Livingston Apartments) is located in Albany, New York. The building was constructed in 1931-1932 for use as a junior high school and was later converted to serve as affordable housing. Epsilon’s team of historic preservation consultants worked with the owners to secure federal and New York state historic tax credits as part of the financing for the project.
Overview
Designed by the Albany architect Andrew Delehanty, the Livingston School was built in 1931-32 utilizing Colonial Revival design elements. The three-story building consists of a cast stone center section and red brick and cast stone-faced wings. A brick and cast stone-faced auditorium wing projects off the west elevation of the center section, and a two other red brick-faced wings are located north and south of the center section, creating its Y-shaped footprint. After several years of vacancy, the building was converted into affordable senior housing through a 20-million dollar rehabilitation using state and federal historic tax credits.
The Livingston School Apartments was awarded honorable mention in the “Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Preservation Properties” category at the Annual Charles L. Edson Tax Credit Excellence Awards by the Affordable Housing Tax Credit Coalition.
Contribution
Epsilon’s team of historic preservation consultants prepared federal rehabilitation tax credit applications and the National Register nomination for this award winning rehabilitation project.