Altman & Altman, Architects has a distinguished history having completed over 3,000 new or renovated public housing and/or elderly housing units. This tradition places Altman & Altman among the most experienced providers of public housing. Altman & Altman, Architects and Sleighter Engineering, Inc. formed a Joint Venture ten years ago, combining their professional disciplines and strengths to better serve the public housing market. Sleighter Engineering is a multi-disciplinary Design/Engineering/ Professional Services firm that has provided services to housing authorities for over ten years.

This winning Merit Award for Modernization project was the subject of a Fayette County Housing Authority presentation at a PAHRA Conference highlighting it as the first selection to implement new design/modernization standards. Project results were reduced crime, pride of ownership and upkeep and an increased community appeal. The project came in under budget.

Snowden Terrace renovations is representative of the many public housing commissions we complete. We completed a Community Center, twelve units, of which seven were accessible units and five were elderly units.

Eastview Renovations converted ten units, seven of which were accessible units, an office and a garage. The Capital Fund Program for this project had a June 30th deadline and we successfully completed design and advertised for bids more than a month early.

This 150 unit family housing development was originally constructed in 1942. Work was completed in four phases over a period of five years to completely renovate the community building, construct fully accessible apartments and many other site and infrastructure upgrades.

We completed renovations to the 100 unit Riverview High Rise Apartments for Connellsville Housing Authority. This was our second commission for this High Rise. Riverview is one of several high rise commissions that we have completed.

Uniontown Senior Associates, LP, was a PHFA funded new construction project that was a 60-unit elderly housing facility.

This 100-unit high rise elderly apartment building, originally built in 1972, has had several phases of renovations. As of 2003, Marshall Manor has been almost 100% renovated. Improvements include complete apartment upgrades, new interior finishes, converting (5) apartments to fully handicapped- accessible units and replacement of the electrical and mechanical systems, along with additional parking.