The redevelopment of about 12 acres on the northwest corner of Halsted and 115th streets into the Morgan Park Commons is under the direction of the nonprofit Far South Community Development Corps. …
The redevelopment of about 12 acres on the northwest corner of Halsted and 115th streets into the Morgan Park Commons is under the direction of the nonprofit Far South Community Development Corps. The transformation of an empty grocery store and abandoned property on the Far South Side into new apartment buildings, stores, parks and a performing arts center is expected to start late this fall, with plans to use it temporarily as a shelter for asylum seekers having been halted.
The Far South CDC already owns the other 6 acres that will be part of the project, said Abraham Lacy, president of the organization that advocates for economic, environmental and social justice on Chicago’s Far South Side and in south suburban Cook County. “But we saw COVID really depressed retail,” Lacy said. “The biggest need right now is housing. That’s where the trend is going.”A rendering of one of the planned public spaces in the Morgan Park Commons development.
Construction of two four-story buildings, with retail space on the ground floor and apartments on the three floors above, will follow in 2025, Lacy said. The two buildings combined will have 84 studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments.
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