MCSHANE BEGINS CASA MARAVILLA SENIOR HOUSING PROJECT

CHICAGO — Rosemont, Ill.-based McShane Construction Co. has commenced construction for Casa Maravilla, a five-story, affordable senior housing project located at 2021 S. Morgan St. in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood. The project will comprise 73 rental units in a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom units. Community amenities will include a dining area, a community room, a therapy room, a library and a recreation room. The project is registered under Chicago’s Green Homes program; sustainable features will include a green room, a geothermal HVAC system, an eco-friendly elevator structure, Energy Star appliances and permeable pavement surfaces. Weese Langley Weese is serving as project architect, and completion is scheduled for June 2010. McShane is building the project for The Resurrection Project, a non-profit affordable housing developer. McShane is building a second Chicago project for The Resurrection Project, a seven-story, 45-unit affordable housing project named Casa Morelos that is scheduled for completion this summer.