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City Gardens and The Carling SRO tie for First Place at the 25th Annual CNDA Ceremony

May 10, 2019
City Gardens and the Carling SRO CNDA Richard H. Driehaus Award Winners

LISC Chicago​ hosted another amazing Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards ceremony last night. It was inspiring to see the variety of efforts being made to create positive change across Chicago and how they’ve made a real impact on people’s lives. We’re honored to receive The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Award for Architectural Excellence in Community Design…

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LISC Chicago’s Neighborhood Development Awards Honors 25 Years of Top Community Development Projects and Architectural Achievements Across the City

May 9, 2019
Community Neighborhood Development Awards (CNDA) hosted by LISC Chicago at the McCormick Place
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Logan Squarist: Support For Emmet Street Affordable Housing Soars at Community Meeting

May 2, 2019
Logan Square community members showing support with green cards at Emmett Project community meeting
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Chicago Tribune: Rents rise, supply drops — Chicago’s affordable housing woes mount

April 25, 2019
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Block Club Chicago: As Logan Housing Costs Skyrocket, New 100 Percent Affordable Housing Complex ‘Extremely Important’ Step In Right Direction, Ald. Says

April 4, 2019
Emmett rendering view from intersection of W Schubert Ave and Milwaukee Ave
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2019 Illinois Governor’s Conference on Affordable Housing

March 6, 2019
Jeff Bone at the 2019 Illinois Governor's Conference on Affordable Housing with fellow panelist Charlene Andreas

LBBA Principal, Jeff Bone, attended the 2019 Illinois Governor’s Conference on Affordable Housing on Wednesday, co-hosted by the Illinois Housing Council (IHC) and Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA). Jeff joined fellow panelist Charlene Andreas (Director of Affordable Housing, LUCHA), Lindsey Elton (President and Director of Rating Services, Eco Achievers), Tim Swanson (Chief Design Officer, Skender), and Spencer…

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Crain’s Detroit Business: Ruth Ellis Center plans new housing for LGBT youth in Detroit

March 1, 2019
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Reshaping our Footprint: Blooming Winter Blues

February 28, 2019
Children helping Marcus de la fleur install planters in their community garden
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Block Club Chicago: Inside La Casa Norte’s New $20 Million Homeless Center In Humboldt Park

February 18, 2019
The exterior of La Casa Norte Pierce House
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Curbed Chicago: Humboldt Park’s ambitious homeless center opens in former screw factory

February 14, 2019
Digital rendering of La Casa Norte Pierce House exterior
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