Funding has been partially approved for Abrams Intergenerational Village at 5300 South Calumet Avenue in Washington Park. Just west of the neighborhood’s namesake park, the project has been in development for a few years and has undergone a slight redesign since our previous coverage. The effort is being led by the local social impact organization The Renaissance Collaborative.
Construction progress continues for Home Court at the Obama Presidential Center on Stony Island Avenue in Jackson Park. The two-story athletic facility designed by Moody Nolan is expected to be the first entity of the sprawling campus to open to the public, with an anticipated ribbon cutting late this year. Elevated Design Builders, a team formed by BOWA Construction and AECOM/Hunt, is the general contractor.
The Home Court at the Obama Presidential Center is under construction at 6121 South Stony Avenue in the Woodlawn Community Area. The two-story athletic and event facility occupies the southwest corner of the sprawling construction site in Jackson Park, just west of Wooded Island and its West Lagoon. Moody Nolan designed the building for The Obama Foundation. Elevated Design Builders, a team formed by BOWA Construction and AECOM/Hunt, is the general contractor.
The Chicago Committee on Zoning has approved the elderly residential development at 5300 S Calumet Avenue in Washington Park. Sitting on the corner with E 53rd Street, the proposal will replace a vacant lot across the street from another property owned by its developers The Renaissance Collaborative (TRC).
Proposals have been revealed by the Chicago Department of Planning and Development for the Oakwood and Lake Park RFP in Bronzeville. Spread across six sites centered around the intersection of Lake Park Avenue and Oakwood Boulevard, we originally covered the RFP in detail earlier this year as it was revealed to potential bidders.
