We wrapped up the Greenway Flats project about a year ago, so I headed down early one morning in July to photograph the building at sunrise. In the early spring when I scouted the building for a photo shoot, the morning sun missed the northern-facing entrance altogether. In July it worked out just right and I got some dramatic photos looking east and west across the buildings’ main entrance.
Greenway Flats is an apartment building for the chronically homeless of Colorado Springs. The permanent living space managed by the Springs Rescue Mission is a safe place for nearly 70 people to call home.
Greenway Flats is more than a place to sleep. Support services offered in the building include access to computers, a small library, a TV lounge, a laundry room, and community garden spaces. Residents can attend job skills training courses and enjoy meals with other residents in the dining hall, or meet with case managers. Also, this month PikeRide Colorado Springs bike-share non-profit added a new PikeRide station at Greenway Flats. The partnership between Springs Rescue Mission and PikeRide provides free bike share memberships, helmets, and gear for Springs Rescue Mission clients.
HB&A is proud to have worked with the City of Colorado Springs, Nor’wood Development Group, and other community partners to open Colorado Springs’ first permanent supportive housing complex that supports the “housing first” approach to ending homelessness. — Cathy
