SKENDER BREAKS GROUND FOR TWO PROJECTS

LOMBARD AND CHICAGO, ILL. — The Mixed-Use|Residential Group of Palos Hills, Ill.-based Skender Construction has broken ground for two Chicagoland projects. In Lombard, the firm has begun construction for Sunrise of Lombard, a senior living facility comprising two four-story facilities totaling more than 165,000 square feet. The campus will contain 140 assisted and independent living units, as well as a commercial kitchen and below-grade parking that will connect the two buildings. The project, which is being developed by Sunrise Senior Living, is scheduled for completion in March 2009. BeeryRio is providing design services.
In Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood, Skender is building an approximately 48,500-square-foot mixed-use development, comprising first-floor retail space, 18 luxury condominium units and underground parking. The project, which is expected to receive LEED certification, broke ground in December, and is expected to be complete in the fall. It is being developed by Terra Firma Co., with Worn Jerabek Architects serving as project architect.