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THE
GOLD DUST 330
North 1st Street West, Missoula Montana
 
PROJECT BASICS
The Gold Dust is a $1.8 million development that provides 18 units
of housing to households earning 50% of the Area Median Income.
The development consists of a total of four buildings - the central
living space, two separate living units, and a laundry room and
resident workshop facility. The Gold Dust was completed in February
2003.
INNOVATIONS
The Gold Dust is complete with rooftop gardens for the residents,
a 1,000 square-foot community room available for residents and
the surrounding community, and home-based business space within
each unit . The Gold Dust budget included 1% funding for public
art and two local artists were chosen by a jury to create installations
for the development. Volunteers from the Northside neighborhood
participated in a Community Build to help frame the workshop/laundry
facility and celebrate great affordable housing. homeWORD also
reduced the parking to one space per unit, and reserved three
apartments for residents without cars.
SUSTAINABLE FEATURES
- In-slab radiant floor heating
- Second largest inter-tied
photovoltaic system in Montana provides an estimated 1/3 to 1/2
of the power needs of the residents
- Use of fly ash in the
concrete, durable metal siding, sensors on light fixtures,
100% recycled carpets and padding, and stained wheatboard cabinetry
- Shading
devices to block summer sun
- Drip irrigation and low-water
consumptive plants
NEIGHBORHOOD
The Gold Dust is located in the Historic and predominantly working
class Northside neighborhood of Missoula. The Gold Dust is
nestled into a row of historic buildings, which currently serve
as office space. Less than one block from the Gold Dust is
a pedestrian bridge that crosses a railroad, connecting the
Northside to downtown and all of its services.
FUNDERS & PARTNERS
- Enterprise Social Investment
Corporation
- Fannie Mae Corporation
- First
Security Bank
- Garden
City Builders
- HUD
Special Purpose Grant
- MMW Architects
- Montana
Board of Housing Low Income Tax Credits & Revolving
Loan Fund
- Montana
Home Investment Partnerships Program
- NorthWestern
Energy
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