Permit issued for TCA Health Nutrition and Wellness Center

A full building permit has been issued for the TCA Health Nutrition and Wellness Center at 1110 E. 130th. Located in Altgeld Gardens, the center is planned by TCA Health to help address the longstanding food desert that was created when the area lost its only full-service grocery store in 2018.

Designed by Wheeler Kearns Architects, the two-story nutrition and wellness center will include a market as well as a connection to the adjacent medical center. The center will have a Client Choice Food Pantry, teaching kitchen, a grab and go cafe, yoga and meditation space and community meeting areas.

TCA Health is a Federally Qualified Health Center founded in 1970 to provide quality health care services to Chicago’s medically underserved and underrepresented communities. TCA provides comprehensive primary health care and support services to over 10,000 patients annually.

With the full building permit issued, general contractor Milhouse Construction can begin construction and work through completion.