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Historic Pontchartrain

Historic Pontchartrain Park is located in Picturesque Gentilly in the city of New Orleans. "The Park" as the community is so affectionately called by many of its former and current residents is a sub-district of the Gentilly District Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: Leon C. Simon Drive to the north, the Industrial Canal to the east, Dreux Avenue to the south and Peoples Avenue to the west. Pontchartrain Park was developed after World War II and it was one of the first Suburban subdivisions developed by and for "Middle Class" African Americans during the Jim Crow era of Racial Segregation in Louisiana.

Historic Pontchartrain Park

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According to the United States Census Bureau, the district has a total area of 1.00 square mile (2.6km2). 0.93 square miles (2.4km2) of which is land and 0.07 square miles (0.2km2) (7.0%) of which is water.Pontchartrain Park includes a fabulous golf course designed by Joseph M. Bartholomew who not only displayed his talents in designing this beautiful course, but also golf courses at Metairie Country Club, City Park #1 and City Park

Hurricane Katrina

Pontchartrain Park:

In 1951, Pontchartrain Park was designed for

African Americans as a 190-acre recreation area

with an 18-hole golf course, clubhouse, stadium,

ball fields, basketball and tennis courts,

playgrounds, picnic areas, and fishing lagoons-

and as a 175-acre residential subdivision of 1,000

single-family homes.

Since the first residents moved to Pontchartrain Park in 1955, it has been one of New

Orleans’ most desirable neighborhoods in which middle-class homeowners could live and

raise families

The Pontchartrain Park CDC was established in 2008 to protect and restore the historic

Pontchartrain Park neighborhood and is led by former resident and acclaimed actor

Wendell Pierce.

Hurricane Katrina

To demonstrate to the community the building methodology, efficiency gains and wide array

of products that could be utilized Mr. Pierce funded the building of the first home which also

serves as the model home discovery center.

The Pierce Model was constructed to meet the guidelines of the U.S. Department of Energy

Builders Challenge program, the Environmental Protection Agency Energy Star program,

The General Electric ecomagination program, and the United State Green building Council

LEED for Homes program

Wendell Pierce.

Hurricane Katrina

The Pierce Model was constructed to meet the guidelines of the U.S. Department of Energy

Builders Challenge program, the Environmental Protection Agency Energy Star program,

The General Electric ecomagination program, and the United State Green Building Council

LEED for Homes program

Wendell Pierce.

2009 Pontchartrain Park, New Orleans Post Katrina RedevelopmentLisa Jackson-Administrator, EPA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

Note: Lisa Jackson was a

native of Pontchartrain Park

as Wendel Pierce and

understood the impact to the

community and the families.

Design Pierce Model

Design

Sales Center

Solar Power / Energy Management

Pierce Model Modular Manufacturing

Model Home selections are chosen and sent to the Manufacturing Plant where they are installed in a clean dry environment

Manufacturing

Electrical circuits being tested before shipment.

Our experience is typical builder grade insulation and air sealing simply will not produce a high performance house.

Security a big issue especially post disaster of Katrina.

A lot to say about quality control when the house is built in a controlled environment.

To reach the LEED Platinum rating special attention to every aspect of construction is required.

Sales Center

Foundation ready for Set

Day of Set

What takes months for a builders grade home to be dried in. SGGI takes a matter of days.

Foundation – conditioned crawl space.

Conditioned attic space.

Back when I was first leaning the principles of building science the instructor asked – what does it take to heat an igloo?

One candle he said if you stop the air infiltration.

Same Principle… Julius Poston

Sales Center

Smart House technology

• Security • Appliances• Energy Management• Water Quality• Air Quality

Sales Center Grand Opening

More Ground Breakings

Home Owners Receiving Grants

Open House

PPCDC Receiving Additional Grants

Hurricane Katrina was devastating and SGGI was honored to participate in the rebuilding .

Pontchartrain Park Community came together, individuals like Wendel Pierce and Lisa Jackson came to support their families and friends which without their support the community may not have recovered.

Julius Poston

We should not forget Hurricane KatrinaThe hurricane and its aftermath claimed more than 1,800 lives, and it ranked as the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history.

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