Funding has been partially approved for the upcoming mixed-use development known as Harvest Homes II in East Garfield Park. Located at 3415 West Jackson Boulevard near the intersection with South Homan Avenue, we last covered the project just over a year ago as it received full zoning approval from the city.
Site plan of Harvest Homes II by Urban Works
Rendering of Harvest Homes II by Urban Works
The project is set to replace a large wedge-shaped vacant lot, with efforts being led by the NHP Foundation and the People’s Community Development Association. Design work is being completed by local firm UrbanWorks. The project will consist of two structures, including a three-story residential building and an adjacent two-story commercial building.
Floor plans of Harvest Homes II by Urban Works
The commercial building will sit on the narrower east end of the site and contain a roughly 5,000-square-foot food hall, kitchen, and patio. The L-shaped residential building next door will hold 50 affordable units made up of one-, two-, and three-bedroom layouts. Residents will share laundry facilities, community rooms, and a large outdoor deck above the food hall.
Rendering of Harvest Homes II by Urban Works
Garden plan of Harvest Homes II by Urban Works
Joining the rooftop will be a large public plaza and green space with a fenced playground at the center of the two structures. Residents will also have access to 11 parking spaces at the western end of the site. The buildings will be clad in a mix of gray brick and multi-color metal panels, with black metal accents and window frames.
Rendering of Harvest Homes II by Urban Works
Rendering of Harvest Homes II by Urban Works
The project comes with a price tag of $39.8 million, funded through Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC), $9.65 million in loans, as well as $11.5 million in TIF. The TIF money has now been approved by the Community Development Commission, clearing a path for full city approval. This will allow the team to break ground in late 2026 for a mid-2028 completion.
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So many new developments in East Garfield Park recently. Is it finally coming true? The revitalization of EGP despite over a decade of “any day now”? I think so! This is super exciting. It’s a neighborhood with good transit access, a huge and gorgeous park/conservatory nearby, and beautiful older homes.
I am thinking that it is more akin to Bronzeville a decade ago when infill development had started picking up steam, but despite 2 decades now of infill development in that area, there are still enough empty lots that it hasn’t reached critical mass.
Well a pandemic happened to slow both areas down. That’s now clearly behind us.
Funny that “pandemic” only affected a few cities while whole parts of the country were unaffected and continue to thrive and grow. The “pandemic” is not behind us because the people who caused all the damage in 2020-2022 are still in power here and business will never trust this place again.
It’s happening and it was inevitable with all the development in the West Loop pushing westward, all the development north of it in East Humboldt Park, and development southeast of it in Pilsen. The 1901 project will only accelerate development.
Beautiful design. The Homan Corridor holds great promises considering it’s promxity to Garfield Park. Would love to witness an added phase introducing Green roof concepts. This can help combat the areas food desert challenges and boost productivity levels from future tenants. I love the possibility of the Garfield Park recreational sector.
The Gods have bestowed their blessings upon East Garfield Park. Praise them.
$800,000 a unit. Sigh.
Go on Redfin and look at EGP and look at the new construction multi-unit builds from small private developers and they are averaging about $300,000 per unit FOR SALE which means their production costs where even lower. Sigh indeed.
Small private developers won’t build on the site of this project because it’s too far west, sigh. This isn’t crowding out private investment. There is no private investment this far west in East Garfield Park, for reasons we aren’t allowed to mention here. This is meant to spark private investment, not to compete with private developers. They’re all investing further east.
Not true at all, there are multiple three flats being built near by. I dont know which commie group you shill for but defending $800k cost per unit is asinine.
Three flats are FAR less money and units than this project. True.