New beginning for historic neighborhood.

In the North Lawndale community of Chicago.

• 137 units. 
• Multi-family complex. 
• First phase of a planned development.

Innovations

• On the former site of a public housing project.
• The architecture incorporates salvaged limestone elements from deconstructed vintage buildings.
  

Community Advantages

• One- to four-bedroom affordable housing units throughout 18 three-story buildings. 
• Geothermal heating and cooling, a green roof, bioswales for water runoff management, and photovoltaic panels. 
• Community center includes a meeting space, kitchen, computer room, and exercise room.
• Energy Star rated building with walls, windows and roofs that exceed city standards for insulation. 
• Private garden for residents.  

Brinshore Partnership

• City of Chicago, Chicago Housing Authority, Sinai Community Institute – a subsidiary of Mount Sinai Hospital – and developer B-M Ogden LLC, a partnership of Brinshore Development, LLC and Michaels Development Company.

Awards

• Pride in Construction Award, 'Residential Construction Project of the Year,' by the Construction Industry Service Corporation. 
• Second place for The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Award for Architectural Excellence in Community Design.
• First place for the Affordable Housing Finance Reader's Choice Award for Urban Development.