Rosenwald Courts, Apartments and Flats

Location

Chicago, Illinois

Owner

Rosenwald Courts Developer LLC

Architect

Hooker DeJong Inc. (5 Story)
John Joyce Architects Inc. (3 Flats)

Features

  • 435,000 sq ft
  • Three-story flats with 33 units
  • Five-story building with 206 units
  • Commercial retail and office space

Description

This project consisted of a $109M revival of the historic Rosenwald Courts in the Bronzeville neighborhood. The five-story building takes up an entire city block along 47th street, and the redesigned complex is condensed to 239 senior and family apartments, with five new elevators, large lobby entrances, a fully furnished community room, fitness center, 40,000 square feet of retail and office space, while retaining nearly all of the existing historic structure.