WATCH: Creator Of New Phoenixville Apartments Featured In 'Inspiring' Storytelling Series

The creative mind behind the transformative Phoenix Village Apartments is drawing national attention.

The apartment project was featured by Three Minute Storyteller, a Youtube video series that highlights individuals who have taken ”courageous journeys to follow their authentic path.”

Their stories look at a wide variety of community leaders, artists, writers, musicians, and other individuals around the country which they find inspiring.

Phoenixville native Manny DeMutis, the man behind the development, has been noted as just that:

Under Manny’s leadership, Phoenix Village Apartments harnessed the grit and reliance that still pulses through Phoenixville’s veins. Calling upon his immigrant roots, he built on the legacy of generations of steel workers who came to this country for good jobs and better lives.

In the brief video (watch below) DeMutis discusses the rebirth of Phoenixville from a town of abandoned factories, crime, and wasted space to a thriving suburb with state of the art living accommodations and a bustling, culturally and historically rich downtown.

In the video summary, the creators pose the question: ”The influx of development is a welcome economic boon. But how much of the soul of this place remains?”

The resounding answer from DeMutis: phoenix-like, the soul of the borough remained in the ashes, and remains in the creations that have risen from it.