CHICAGO — Habitat and Cabrera Capital Partners have received the approval of a $27 million capital loan from the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) for the first phase of multifamily redevelopment of LeClaire Courts on the city’s Southwest Side. The 32-acre site was previously home to the LeClaire Courts public housing community, which was completed in the 1950s and demolished in 2011. Under Habitat’s multi-phase plan, the site will be redeveloped into as many as 700 residential units, most of which will be affordable; nearly 440,000 square feet of commercial space; and publicly accessible open areas. The first phase will consist of two six-story buildings located on the west side of Cicero Avenue between 44th and 45th streets. Collectively, they will offer 183 apartment units in a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans as well as a 14,000-square-foot early childhood center and 2,200 square feet of first-floor retail space. Ninety percent of the units will be designated as affordable through income and rent restrictions accompanying the development’s various sources of public financial support, including the CHA, the Chicago Department of Housing and the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA). The remainder will be available as market-rate units. Residents in …
