Block Club Chicago – The six-story building, named Maria Elena Sifuentes, will include 50 apartments aimed at helping neighbors who might have been priced out of the neighborhood otherwise due to gentrification. ALBANY PARK — The life and legacy of community organizer Maria Elena Sifuentes was celebrated with music at a ceremonial groundbreaking of a…
Partners hold groundbreaking ceremony to launch development of the new $24.2 million apartment complex CHICAGO (February 25, 2022) – Celadon Partners, Communities United, and 33rd Ward Alderwoman Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez hosted a groundbreaking ceremony today to mark the start of construction on the Maria Elena Sifuentes Apartments, a $24.2 million transformative development on the north…
Architect Magazine – “This transformed landmark building contains beautiful airy spaces and so many nods to its previous life.” —Ingrid Spencer Occupying nearly an entire block in a Chicago South Side neighborhood, the West Pullman School Senior Housing complex continues its more than centurylong legacy as a community resource. Local firm UrbanWorks preserved, renovated, and…
Block Club Chicago – The city picked United Yards to revitalize the 47th Street and Ashland Avenue commercial corridor as part of the Invest South/West initiative. BACK OF THE YARDS — A vacant lot near 47th Street and Ashland Avenue will be redeveloped into a 50-unit affordable housing building and community hub in Back of…
Officials announce the projects chosen for vacant or underutilized sites on busy streets in New City, Bronzeville, North Lawndale and South Chicago. Chicago Sun Times – City officials, selecting four development proposals for vacant or underused property, said Monday the projects will refresh the housing stock and energize their surroundings on the South and West…
Multi-Housing News – A 100-unit redevelopment project is taking shape some 12 miles west of the city’s downtown. Celadon Partners has broken ground on Maywood Supportive Living, a 100-unit redevelopment project situated roughly 12 miles west of downtown Chicago. Gleason Architects was selected to design the supportive living facility, while Skender will serve as general…
The $20 million project repurposes a landmark and revives it as a community asset. Chicago Sun Times – Anyone who enters the nearly block-long brick structure in West Pullman expecting to find a typical collection of apartments for seniors is in for a pleasant surprise. Wide corridors invite chance meetups. Generously sized windows stream light…