Two senior communities in Baltimore are to receive an infusion of federal money — totaling $1.1 million — to help them modernize and become more energy efficient, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The financing is being directed to Greens at Irvington Mews, a residential community in southwest Baltimore where a new, four-story development is being constructed; and to Park Heights Place. Both communities are for particularly low-income seniors, and both are developments of Enterprise, a non-profit developer.
According to HUD, the upgrades, benefitting 143 seniors, will include energy efficiency improvements such as LED lighting, Energy Start appliances, new flooring, and low-flow plumbing.
The projects are part of the Green and Resilient Retrofit Program, which was funded under the Inflation Reduction Act that was signed by President Joe Biden in 2022.