Posts Tagged ‘buffett place’
Next Generation SRO Housing in Chicago: Securing the Future Success and Long-Term Stability of an Endangered Housing Type
Next Generation SRO Housing in Chicago offers an overview of key challenges and best practices as it relates to supportive services and operations, policy and finance, as well as design and construction. The paper also includes case studies of successful SRO preservation projects that required a range of approaches, from light rehab to gut and historic…
Read MoreBehind the Scenes: Buffett Place
Chicago Architecture Foundation presents “Behind the Scenes: Buffet Place.” Come see the Fred and Pamela Buffett Place—a completely renovated, environmentally-friendly, supportive housing community by Landon Bone Baker Architects in 2014. This transformation of the 1920s Diplomat Hotel in Lakeview won a Chicago Neighborhood Development Award for Architectural Excellence. Join Jeff Bone and Claudia Rodriguez from…
Read MoreChicago Botanic Garden Begins Horticultural Classes at Buffett Place
On Wednesday evening, the Chicago Botanic Garden’s Horticultural Therapy staff welcomed community members to the first Community Engagement evening program hosted by the Fred and Pamela Buffett Place. Attendees gathered on the new green roof deck to participate in a spring bulb planting activity. During the session, participants learned how to appropriately plant, or “force,”…
Read MoreAffordable Housing Finance Names The Grant, Buffett Place Finalists in 2014 Readers’ Choice Awards
The Grant at Woodlawn Park and Buffett Place have been selected as finalists for Affordable Housing Finance Magazine’s (AHF’s) 2014 Readers’ Choice Awards for the Nation’s Best Affordable Housing Developments. The Grant, developed by Preservation of Affordable Housing, is the second new construction phase of the multiyear revitalization effort for the former Grove Parc Plaza…
Read MoreGrand Opening: Buffett Place
The former Diplomat SRO reopened its doors for an open house on January 30 as the renovated Fred and Pamela Buffett Place, a 51-unit development in Lakeview that delivers supportive, affordable options to a population in need of housing, health care, employment assistance, and an array of other supportive services. “With fewer and fewer affordable…
Read MoreRebuilding Exchange Promotes Sustainable Deconstruction at Diplomat SRO
Landon Bone Baker Architects is collaborating with the Rebuilding Exchange (RX) on the design and production of reclaimed wood furniture and fixtures for the Diplomat SRO project. Using salvaged wood joists and framing material from the construction site, RX is producing 51 small dining tables, 51 personal mirrors, and coffee and game tables for the…
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