Posts Tagged ‘Chicago’
Block Club Chicago: South Chicago’s Long-Planned Affordable Housing, Retail Development On 92nd Street Set To Open In 2 Years
The Chicago Lighthouse, Chicago, IL
The Chicago Lighthouse Residences will be the first LIHTC building in the country for the blind. An innovative mixed-income, transit-oriented development in the heart of the Illinois Medical District, The Chicago Lighthouse Residences is only a short walk to the Polk Pink Line El station and major bus routes along Damen, Ashland, and Roosevelt. This…
Read More835 W Wilson, Chicago, IL
835 W Wilson is a 73-unit building providing affordable apartments to seniors ages 62 and above. The design promotes active engagement both within the building and the neighborhood. The heart of the building is an active circulation loop that links resident community spaces, a lush rooftop deck, and a ground-level garden path, while street-facing common…
Read MoreChicago Sun-Times: Proposal would add apartments, stores near Green Line
43 Green, Chicago, IL
43 Green is a transit-oriented development (TOD) comprised of a multiphase, mixed-use, residential and commercial project anchored by the 43rd Street Green Line station at 43rd and Calumet. The combined development will directly invest over $100 million in the historic Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago. The project is led by a joint…
Read MoreReJournals: The need for affordable housing has never been greater than in the age of COVID
Block Club Chicago: First Phase Of $100 Million Bronzeville Project Will Bring Affordable Housing Next To Green Line
Chicago Tribune: Equitable real estate development on Chicago’s South Side is possible. Artist Theaster Gates has shown the way.
AHF Announces 2020 Readers’ Choice Awards Winners
Dorchester Art + Housing Collaborative Featured in AIA Film Challenge
AIA recently launched the AIA Film Challenge 2020; a competition that encourages collaboration between architects and filmmakers to share architectural stories. This year’s prompt is to tell a story about architects partnering with communities and civic leaders to design a healthy, sustainable, just world that improves peoples’ lives. Thanks to filmmaker Brodie Kerst, the Dorchester…
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