Posts Tagged ‘harvest commons apartments’

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…

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Corporation for Supportive Housing Summit

The 2016 Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH) summit, “housing as a platform,” took place last week here in Chicago. The 3-day event focused on the most pressing topics for supportive housing today, and aimed to bring more dialog and collaboration to solutions that could improve the lives of the most vulnerable and maximize public resources to…

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Visit Harvest Commons, Dorchester Art+Housing Collaborative During Open House Chicago

Have you planned your itinerary for this weekend’s Open House Chicago? The Chicago Architecture Foundation’s free public festival offers behind-the-scenes access to 150 buildings across Chicago. New to this year’s site list are Harvest Commons Apartments and Dorchester Art+Housing Collaborative; two unique models for affordable housing and sustainable preservation. OHC is completely free-of-charge—no registration or…

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Jeff Bone to Present at CNU Spring Event: Affordable Urbanism

Join The Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) Illinois tonight for “Affordable Urbanism.” The program will feature speakers Ben Carlson, Director of Urban Design for Goody Clancy, winner of APA’s 2013 National Planning Excellence Award for a Planning Firm and Jeff Bone, Principal at Landon Bone Baker Architects. Ben will share a neighborhood revitalization plan…

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LBBA Receives AIA Illinois Honor Award

Landon Bone Baker Architects received the Crombie Taylor Honor Award for Harvest Commons Apartments at the 2014 Honor Awards presented by AIA Illinois. The Crombie Taylor Award recognizes a project that, through preservation and restoration, has enhanced the natural and built environments of a community. Harvest Commons, which is listed on the National Register of…

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Heartland Housing Launches Health, Wellness Programs at Harvest Commons

Heartland Housing introduced residents to many of the great services at Harvest Commons Apartments at the Midwinter Garden & Health Party. Harvest Commons offers residents the opportunity to volunteer in the onsite urban farm, with Heartland’s resident flock of chickens, and to learn about nutrition and green living from Heartland Human Care Services and Heartland…

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LBBA Receives First Place and Third Place Driehaus Awards for Excellence in Community Design

Last week, the 20th Annual Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards (CNDA) recognized local developers, non-profits, and architects who have worked to improve communities through outstanding architectural contributions to Chicago neighborhoods. Awarding the best of the year’s neighborhood-focused developments, CNDA is a time to celebrate as well as reflect on the changing needs of our neighborhoods and…

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