Apartment Features

• 791 sq feet
• 2 bedrooms
• Ground level
• Private entrance
• Carport

• Handicapped accessible bathroom
• Carpeted living room
  
• Carpeted bedroom
• Ample cupboard & closet space
• Safe-room

• Central heat and airconditioning
• Electric range w/self-cleaning oven
• Frost-free refrigerator
• Garbage disposal
• Washer & Dryer

• Home Maintenance
• Lawn Care
• Snow Removal
• Water, Sewer provided
  
• Trash collection provided

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Exceptional Location:

• directly across from the Wilson Senior Center and between the Lang Memorial Library and the Wilson Post Office;
• one-half block from Main Street (Avenue E) including Ellsworth County Medical Clinic;
• short distance to Wilson Foods grocery store, Wilson State Bank and other important businesses.

Senior-Friendly Design:

• complies with ADA requirements and addresses special needs of seniors including walk-in showers (instead of tubs), fold-down shower seats and raised electrical outlets.
• design assistance provided by AARP and other experts.

Energy Efficienc​y:

• ​straw bale walls achieve R-50 compared to R-19 with conventional wood stud walls;
• reduced energy consumption results in lower utility bills;
• double pane low-e windows; insulated exterior doors;
• carport roofs provide shelter over exterior doors.

Safety:

• "safe rooms," located in each home, are designed to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) specs;
• exterior stucco walls provide substantial structural strength and superior fire resistance compared to conventional wood stud construction.

Better Fire Resistance!
Compared to conventional wood stud construction, straw bale walls provide better resistance to fire.

​Straw bale walls contain millions of tiny air pockets that provide excellent insulation value. Yet, the structure of straw bale walls inhibits combustion. Conversely, the structure of conventional wood stud walls provides a chimney effect between the studs that allows fire to spread from lower areas up to the roof structure. Straw bale walls tested at a certified construction materials testing facility achieved a two-hour commercial fire rating, far superior to conventional wood stud walls.

Increased Sense of Security
The utility room in each apartment doubles as a safe room from storms! These rooms are built to FEMA standards with steel-reinforced walls and ceilings.

Other strong construction features include:

• sturdy post-and-beam apartment framework.
• thick straw bale exterior walls  thoroughly fastened to the concrete foundation
• exterior walls are coated with 1.5 inches of fiberglass-reinforced cement stucco.

​All of this provides very substantial and significant protection from Kansas storms!  ​Greater safety and security adds to residents’ quality of life.