CHICAGO — Northbrook, Ill.-based Brinshore Development has selected McShane Construction Co. for the construction of Hairpin Lofts and Logan Square Arts Center. The reconstruction project will feature a six-story, mixed-use development featuring 25 affordable and three market-rate apartment units on floors three through six, Logan Square Arts Center on the second floor and ground-floor retail space. Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture designed the project to meet LEED Silver certification. Green elements include a roof deck patio garden/green roof, solar thermal panels for domestic hot water, a geothermal HVAC system, low VOC materials, ENERGY STAR appliances, recyclable content material and an extensive construction waste recycling system. The project is scheduled for completion in March 2011.
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