Gateway Management: Elk Valley Manor

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Gateway Management Services, LLC began undertaking a full-scale renovation of Elk Valley Manor in 2014. This included numerous improvements throughout the building including air conditioning, window and roof insulation, and efficient water heating.

Key elements of the retrofit that decreased energy consumption included:

Replacement of all HVAC units in 2014 for a total cost of $76,500;
Replacement of all windows with Low-E Argon filled with DP 35 rating, beginning in 2015, in the amount of $111,400;
Installation of new light fixtures in building hallways and other common areas, for a total cost of $22,580;
Replacement of in-unit fluorescent fixtures with LED fixtures, in the amount of $18,350;
Replacement of the roof and installation of R20.4 insulation in mid-2016, which cost $138,000;
Replacement of rooftop hallway heating and cooling units, which cost $32,900; and
Replacement of the central Gas Hot Water heater, which cost $9,000.

The property always had individual HVAC units in each apartment and still does; however, the old Packaged Terminal Air Conditioning (PTAC) units were replaced by new energy efficient models. The installation of the new equipment has resulted in an average decrease in electricity costs of 15 percent per apartment per year.

The energy efficiency upgrades were part of a larger project, which included numerous upgrades to the unit interiors, such as new kitchen cabinets, carpeting, and appliances costing $84,500. The energy efficiency upgrades cost approximately $400,000 and were financed using funds from the property’s Replacement Reserve account, which is an account into which property owners deposit funds on a monthly or annual basis to use for future capital improvements.

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