Posts Tagged ‘the grant at woodlawn park’
2018 Year In Review
2018 was a year full of accomplishments and success for LBBA—here are the highlights. Peter Landon, Jeff Bone, and Catherine Baker Named in Chicago Tribune Chicagoans of the Year 2018 Read More Peter Landon Received AIA Chicago’s Lifetime Achievement Award at Designight Read More New Office + New Principals Read More Tierra Linda Featuring the…
Read MoreChicago Tribune Chicagoans of the Year: As architects of mixed-income housing, Peter Landon, Jeff Bone and Catherine Baker never aim for the low end
Woodlawn Park and DA+HC Receive AIA Illinois Honor Awards
On October 27th AIA Illinois honored Woodlawn Park with the Daniel Burnham Award for planning, which recognizes projects for their contribution to the enhancement of a community. Woodlawn Park is a community-initiated development of affordable, market-rate, and senior housing centered around reengaging its historic connection to the neighborhood of Woodlawn, the University of Chicago, Washington…
Read MoreWoodlawn Park featured in I Look Up Film Challenge
AIA recently launched their third annual I Look Up Film Challenge; a competition that encourages collaboration between architects and filmmakers to share architectural stories. This year’s theme, Blueprint for Better, focuses on projects that are helping bring positive social change to communities. Thanks to filmmaker Mohammad Abassi, LBBA’s multi-phase Woodlawn Park project was submitted to…
Read MoreAffordable Housing Finance Names The Grant, Buffett Place Finalists in 2014 Readers’ Choice Awards
The Grant at Woodlawn Park and Buffett Place have been selected as finalists for Affordable Housing Finance Magazine’s (AHF’s) 2014 Readers’ Choice Awards for the Nation’s Best Affordable Housing Developments. The Grant, developed by Preservation of Affordable Housing, is the second new construction phase of the multiyear revitalization effort for the former Grove Parc Plaza…
Read MoreGrand Opening: The Grant at Woodlawn Park
Residents, community members, and elected officials participated last Thursday in a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the opening of The Grant at Woodlawn Park. The newly built 33-unit affordable housing complex marks the second phase of the Woodlawn Park Redevelopment. Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH) is redeveloping the existing Section 8 complex, Grove Parc Plaza Apartments, in six…
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