Oakwood Shores
Chicago, Illinois
This project represents a $220 million redevelopment of land owned by the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) to replace troubled public housing buildings with the goal of creating new mixed-income communities offering low-income, affordable, and market-rate rental and for-sale housing units.
Oakwood Shores provides 455 homes ranging from one- to five-bedroom plans. All building types feature alternate elevation designs and exterior color packages intended to create varied, diverse, yet coordinated streetscapes.
FitzGerald’s master plan reestablishes the street grid and alley system lost to earlier urban renewal, restoring the neighborhood to its traditional character with a decidedly pedestrian-oriented streetscape. FitzGerald positioned the largest structures on the site at street corners not only to separate the largest buildings but also to create visual anchors or gateways throughout the site.
Project Highlights
NUMBER OF UNITS
30 6-Flat buildings
22 9-flat buildings
52 Townhomes
13 Single Family Homes
RECOGNITION
Congress for the new
Urbanism Charter Award (2008)
Builder magazine Builder's Choice
Design & Planning Award (2008)
SERVICES PROVIDED
Architecture
Master Planning
CLIENT
The Community Builders
Related
RMREC 2024
Parkside of Old Town
University Village
RMREC River Mile