Developers Present Latest Proposal for Lathrop Homes Site
A passionate crowd was on hand at last night's community meeting as Lathrop Community Partners (LCP) presented yet another redevelopment scheme for
Lathrop Homes.
To recap, this latest—and nearly final—master plan calls for a
total of 1,208 units on the 32-acre site, bounded by Diversey, Clybourn, Damen, and the Chicago River. The units break down as follows: 504 market-rate, 212 affordable-rate, and 400 dedicated to public housing residents.As part of its plan to rebrand the Lathrop Homes site, LCP hopes to tap the potential of its riverfront location by
creating three major outdoor attractions: River's Edge Park, Schubert Square, and Powerhouse Plaza, all of which would function as multipurpose spaces for concerts, farmers markets, and the like. All of the newly-constructed buildings will be 2-8 stories tall, except for the
mixed-income, "iconic tower" of unknown height planned for the southern tip of the site.
Phase 1 could kick off as soon as 2015, with final delivery by 2016. After that, things get a bit more
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Kevin Dickert, 2013,
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