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The Monarch Housing Blog has now posted all of the videos from the May 22, 2008, Grand Opening of the Lily Mae Supportive Housing Apartments. These include speeches by Wildwood Mayor Ernie Toriano, Freeholder Gerald Thornton, Lydia Taylor, Barbara Neary and Dan Bachalis. The video is set to start automatically and play all sixteen (16) videos. To select one video use the bar on the right to scroll to the one you want and click on that video. To view all of the posts on Lily Mae click here.

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All of the video was down by Asish Patel [Email address: apatel #AT# monarchhousing.org - replace #AT# with @ ].

To view photos from the Grand Opening click here. To view a slide show click here.

To read the previous posts on Lily Mae click here.

On May 22, 2008, Cape Counseling Services held the Grand Opening for the Lily Mae Supportive Housing Apartments in Wildwood, NJ. On the right Freeholder Gerald Thornton and Sabrina Hand of the Cape May County Department of Human Services present an award to Greg Speed.

We are posting today, photos from the Grand Opening. We will be posting more videos on Wednesday. To view our prior posts on this project click here.

The Lily Mae is a two-story building in Wildwood, New Jersey that has undergone substantial renovations over the past year. The project will provide supportive housing for twelve homeless individuals with chronic disabilities. The building was originally operated as a motel and most recently as a boarding home for low-income persons with disabilities until Cape Counseling Services acquired it in 2004.

These are some of thirty-eight (38) photos from the grand opening.

You can click on any photo to see it full size or click here to view all of the photos. To save a photo right click on the photo.

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On May 22, 2008, Cape Counseling Services held the Grand Opening for the Lily Mae Supportive Housing Apartments in Wildwood, NJ. We are posting today, ten (10) short videos from the Grand Opening. We will be posting more videos as well as photos and slide shows from the event over the next few days. To view our prior posts on this project click here.

The video is set to start automatically and play all ten (10) videos. To view an individual video scroll down and click on the one you want to watch.

Please note it was a very windy day and with construction at an adjacent site the sound is at times not as clear as we prefer.

All of the video was taken by Asish Patel.

Construction on the long awaited Lily Mae project in Wildwood, New Jersey in now complete. The project Sponsor, Cape Counseling Services, Inc., will be holding a grand opening/ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, May 22, 2008, beginning at 1:00pm at the property.

The Lily Mae is a two-story building in Wildwood, New Jersey that has undergone substantial renovations over the past year. The project will provide supportive housing for twelve homeless individuals with chronic disabilities. The building was originally operated as a motel and most recently as a boarding home for low-income persons with disabilities until Cape Counseling Services acquired it in 2004.

These are some of the latest photos of the construction.

You can click on any photo to see it full size or click here to view all of the photos. To save a photo right click on the photo.

To view a slide show click here.

The building now contains twelve (12) efficiency apartments for homeless individuals and one (1) one-bedroom resident manager’s apartment. The building design incorporates sustainable features that promote energy efficiency and overall building performance through innovative sustainable design. Every unit has its own kitchen and bathroom. Four fully handicapped units are located on the first floor and eight units Read the rest of this entry »

Lily Mae is a permanent, affordable and supportive housing development sponsored by Cape Counseling Services, Inc. Construction on the 13-unit project is moving quickly towards completion after a few unexpected delays. Construction is approximately 85% complete and it’s anticipated that renovations will be complete by early spring. Some of the work currently going on includes installation of the remaining solar tubes, drywall, gas meter and gas line installation, installation of electrical service and excavation for concrete sidewalk.

This project received funding through the New Jersey Affordable Green Program. The goal of the program is to promote energy efficiency and overall building performance through innovative sustainable design. The three areas that the project focused on were Indoor Air Quality, Energy Efficiency and Resource Efficiency. One of the many noteworthy features under Energy Efficiency is the completion of monthly Environmental and Waste Management Program Goals. This recycling program is implemented with the goal of diverting waste materials from landfills wherever possible. Currently, this project has diverted over 215 tons of recycled material from landfills and has a landfill diversion rate of 69.92%!

To read the previous posts on Lily Mae click here.

These are the latest photos of the construction.

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Lily Mae is a permanent, affordable and supportive housing development sponsored by Cape Counseling Services, Inc. Construction of the thirteen (13) unit building continues and is expected to wrap up by the end of the year. To read the previous posts on Lily Mae click here.

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Lily Mae is a permanent, affordable and supportive housing development sponsored by Cape Counseling Services, Inc. Construction of the thirteen (13) unit building continues and is on target to be completed by the end of 2007. To read the previous post on Lily Mae click here.

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