Unique housing model for people with disabilities.

In the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago.

• Vintage 1920’s hotel transformed for permanent supportive housing for individuals with severe mental illness who are at risk of homelessness.
• 51 studio apartments.
• Tailored amenities include a fitness room, a beautifully landscaped interior courtyard, and a roof garden with commanding views of downtown Chicago and Wrigley Field.

Innovations

• A unique housing model for people with disabilities or mental illness who are at risk of homelessness.
• Elements of the previous hotel are incorporated into the design.
  

Community Advantages

• Chicago Green Homes 3-stars and Green Communities Certified with Green Roof, Solar Thermal Hot Water, Energy Efficient Systems and Appliances.
• Two ground level, retail storefronts provide employment opportunities for residents of the building.
• On-site supportive services provided by Thresholds include medical, educational, job training and placement, and community outreach.

Brinshore Partnership

• Thresholds, one of Chicago’s most respected non-profit mental illness supportive service providers.

Awards

• Bruce Abrams Good Neighbor Award 2015
• Chicago Neighborhood Development Award for Excellence in Architecture in 2014
• Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Award for Outstanding Non-Profit Neighborhood Real Estate Project
• Multifamily Executive's 2014 P.O.Y. Merit Award
• Honorable mention for the 2014 Charles L. Edson Tax Credit Award for excellence in green housing.