Rockwell Gardens Revitalization
Chicago, Illinois
Rockwell Gardens, a 17-acre redevelopment project of on the near west side of Chicago is intended to transform a failed public housing complex into a vibrant mixed income urban community with an equally diverse mix of housing types. While many new public housing units are included, they will be integrated with affordable rentals, market rate rentals, and subsidized and market rate ownership units. The Okrent Associates master plan emulates the historic pattern of development in the city: informal distribution of building types, use of traditional architectural forms and finishes, and reengagement of local streets with surrounding neighborhoods.
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