Chicago’s first ‘art-centered’ family community.

In Chicago’s Grand Crossing neighborhood.

• 32 townhomes: 12 as public housing rental units, 11 as affordable rentals, and 9 at market rates.
• 5 buildings.

Innovations

• Artist residents provide art training for families in the development.
• The Rebuild Foundation coordinates arts programming with local organizations.
  

Community Advantages

• Two or three bedrooms townhomes include kitchen, bathrooms, central air, state-of-the-art amenities and energy efficient features.
• Buildings restored to their original modern design.
• Arts Center provides for programming, creating and displaying art.
• Major building systems meet or exceed Enterprise Green Communities Criteria as part of the City of Chicago’s Green Permit program.

Brinshore Partnership

• Chicago Housing Authority, the Rebuild Foundation and its founder, internationally acclaimed artist Theaster Gates.

Awards

• 2017 Crombie Taylor Award, American Institute of Architects.
• 2016 Best of Design in Landscape, Honorable Mention, The Architect's Newspaper.
• 2016 Distinguished Building Award, Special Recognition: Adaptive Reuse as Catalyst for Social Change, AIA Chicago.
• 2016 AIA/HUD Secretary's Award for Creating Community Connection.
• 2016 Illinois American Society of Landscape Architects, Merit Award.
• 2016 Richard H. Driehaus Foundation 2nd Place Award for Architectural Excellence in Community Design, CNDA.
• 2015 Vision Award Winner, Urban Land Institute.
• 2015 Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Preservation Award for Project of the Year, Landmarks Illinois.