Casa Indiana

Standing among old Philadelphia row homes and newly inspired art walks, the 50-unit senior apartments of Casa Indiana connects the old and the new. It is the continuation of decades of work by the Hispanic Association of Contractors and Enterprises (HACE) to build an equitable future for Fairhill + St. Hugh that lifts the cultural identity of the neighborhood.

Residents outside of building, with blue and white siding, enjoying the community garden.
Outside the entrance of the building at dusk with residents outside having conversation.

Casa Indiana stands not only as a safe space for the neighborhood’s aging population but also as a beacon that signals, not the transformation of the neighborhood, but it’s reclamation by the community that was there all along.

Project Awards

2020 Senior Housing News Award

2020 Groundbreaker Awards

2020 AIA PA COTE Award

 
Residents working in the community garden.
Residents working in the community garden.
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Resident walking down a hallway with yellow and white walls.
Inside one of the apartments, showing the open floorplan, accessible, kitchen and living room.
Inside one of the apartments, showing the open floorplan, accessible, kitchen and living room.
Inside one of the apartments, showing the open floorplan, accessible, kitchen and living room.
Residents chatting in the lobby of their floor by the elevator in front of a red wall.
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