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Goodwill Neighborhood Residences
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Description
- Remodeling of historic school and recent addition into 36 senior residences
- One and two bedroom affordable units
- Reconfiguration of adjacent addition into corporate Goodwill offices
- Community recreational facilities
1999 Architectural Heritage Association of Northeastern Pennsylvania
Certificate of Merit Award for Preservation
Developer
Pennrose Properties
Architect
Leung Hemmler Camayd
Scranton, PA
General Contractor
PACE Construction Managers, Inc.
Scranton, PA
Management
Pennrose Management Company
The Challenge
Between 1982 and 1991 Lackawanna Junior College was located in what had been the Bishop Klonowski Senior High School. Though the original 1920’s historic structure had been expanded with two 1950s additions, it no longer met Lackawanna’s needs. Expansion in its residential neighborhood was not feasible. Recognizing the potential for adaptively reusing the building to create a residence for the elderly, Pennrose purchased the building from the college. This served as both the catalyst for the college’s relocation to facilities that met their needs and the development of affordable senior housing to meet the community’s needs.
The Solution
The building consisted of three, separate, interconnected structures. We developed an innovative design that seamlessly integrated
the original historic structure with one of the adjacent 1950s additions to create 36 one-and two-bedroom apartments. We maintained
the integrity of the historic circulation patterns, even going so far as to leave original doors as decorative historic reminders. Each unit
is singularly unique. The spacious apartments include fully equipped kitchens, large windows, and air conditioning. The facility, which
is managed by Pennrose Management Company, has our signature social services program.
The other addition to the building was reconfigured into the offices of Goodwill Industries of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The building
supports their recreational activities and a community gymnasium that serves the area’s basketball leagues.
The remodeling of this historic school underscores the development team’s creativity in adaptive reuse and their proficiency in working
with community groups to produce desired outcomes. The Goodwill Neighborhood Residences has continued to be owned, managed,
and maintained by Pennrose since its opening in 1992.
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