Affordable Housing Matters Podcast Focuses on St. Johns County
ST. PETERSBURG – The Florida Green Building Coalition (FGBC), the state’s leading certifier of green residential and commercial construction and local governments, recognized St. Johns Housing Partnership (SJHP) and Patriot Place in St. Augustine as a winner at the 2024 Annual Green Achievement Awards.
Patriot Place comprises six new, low-income housing for at-risk and homeless veterans in St. Johns County and was the Highest Scoring Multifamily Home. SJHP’s Gina Birmingham accepted the award from FGBC President Ralph Locke.
Points are awarded by FGBC for each of the individual green certifying levels – bronze, silver, gold, and platinum. Numerical points were given for selecting and integrating individual environmentally friendly green products, best practices, and sustainable techniques from a menu of available green options.
“Congratulations to the St. Johns Housing Partnership. The awards celebrate the most innovative projects and FGBC members. We also celebrate those who are making a significant difference to our future: our state’s green leaders.” noted Locke.
Patriot Place, at 79 Masters Drive in St. Augustine, is a collaboration between MountainStar Partners, a real estate investor and developer, the St. Johns Housing Partnership and St. Johns County to address the county’s critical need for housing for at-risk and homeless veterans.
Patriot Place was constructed by World Island Builders and designed by Architect Bryan McCloskey. The Florida Green Building Coalition (FGBC) certified Patriot Place as a “Florida Green” facility. Bo Strange and Lovely Loo and the Snodgrass Family Foundation donated additional funds, time and materials. Financial partner Ameris Bank financed the construction. Solar was donated by Everybody Solar, JinkoSolar and Synergy Solar.
Winners were honored by FGBC for Builder of the Year – Most Multifamily Homes Certified, Most Single Homes Certified, Builder Highest Multi-Family Scoring Home and Highest Scoring Single-Family Home, Highest Scoring Commercial Project, Highest Scoring High Rise Residential Project, Highest Scoring Local Government, County and City; Highest Scoring Single-Family and Multi-Family Home, Volunteer of the Year, Certifying Agent of the Year and Green Champion.
For more information contact the St. Johns Housing Partnership at (904) 824-0902 or [email protected].
