Rasmus-Temenos building in Midtown opens with 95 units housing the formerly homeless
The building has a central sky-well, which provides not only additional light to each unit but also the ability to cross-ventilate their units. Every unit also has a passive airflow system in the ceiling that cycles fresh air stripped of humidity into the apartments.
A new $35-million building that will house people who were formerly homeless opened Wednesday in Midtown, with developers, officials, nonprofits and pastors Rudy and Juanita Rasmus present for the ribbon cutting.
The 95-unit Rasmus-Temenos on Gray Street will replace the 80-unit Temenos II building, which will be torn down to make way for the I-45 expansion.
Temenos II residents have already moved to the new building, located a few blocks away, with the help of movers paid for by the Texas Department of Transportation.
Several features of the new building were designed to help people who had gone through the traumatic experience of homelessness feel safe.
“I love it,” said Earnie “Chico” Duran, who moved in a few weeks ago. “It’s small, convenient, affordable.”
