SKENDER CONSTRUCTION BREAKS GROUND ON TWO MULTIFAMILY PROJECTS

COUNTRYSIDE AND HANOVER PARK, ILL. — Skender Construction’s Mixed-Use|Residential Group, serving as general contractor, recently broke ground on two projects in the Chicago region. The first project is Countryside Senior Apartments, a 58,000-square-foot senior independent living facility located on Joliet Road in Countryside. The four-story 70-unit property features parking for 100 vehicles and an exterior of brick veneer walls and composite metal. Completion is slated for fall 2010. Mercy Housing is developing the project, which was designed by Worn Jerabek Architects. The second project is Church Street Station, a three-story skilled nursing home located on Lake Street in Hanover Park. The 77,000-square-foot facility features 150 beds. Completion is also slated for fall 2010. SAS Architects and Planners is providing architectural services for the project, which is being developed by Church Street Station Properties.