After breaking ground last fall, the five-story Rauner Family Veteran Studios project is coming together in Chicago's North Lawndale community.
Located at the 2900 block of West Roosevelt Road and across the street from Douglass Park, the 45,000-square-foot development recently reached its final height and received its windows. It currently awaits the installation of its white, yellow, and gray-colored exterior panels.
UrbanWorks
Developed by A Safe Haven Foundation in partnership with KMA Companies, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the building will provide 90 studio apartments that will be made available to low-income, senior, and disabled military veterans.
The supportive housing project gets its name from former Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner and his wife Diana Rauner, who made a $1 million charitable contribution to the project.
Chicago-based UrbanWorks Ltd. is behind the design, which features communal spaces for residents on the ground floor such as social service offices, a computer room, and a lounge area. There is also a landscaped outdoor patio and a green roof.
The Rauner Family Veteran Studios is expected to open later this year. GMA Construction Group, a minority- and veteran-owned small business, serves as the project's general contractor.
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