The Habitat Company to Develop $200M Mixed-Use Project in Chicago’s Lawndale Neighborhood

CHICAGO — The Habitat Company has received approval from the city’s planning commission to develop a $200 million mixed-use project in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood. The Chicago Housing Authority (CHA), Sinai Health System, Cinespace Chicago Film Studios and the city of Chicago are serving as development partners for the 10-acre project. Known as Ogden Commons, the development will offer hundreds of mixed-income rental housing units in addition to approximately 120,000 square feet of retail and commercial space. The project will be situated on the site of the former CHA Lawndale development. Ogden Commons will be developed in multiple phases, with the first phase comprised of 45,000 square feet of commercial space, 15,000 square feet of retail space and a portion of the planned residences. Construction on the commercial space is expected to begin during the second quarter of 2019 with the residential work to follow. The entire development is slated for completion in 2021, at which time Cinespace and Sinai will occupy a significant portion of the commercial space, expanding on their current locations on Ogden Avenue across from the Ogden Commons site.