Location
1322 N. Clybourn, Chicago IL 60610, Map
Owner
Rada Development
Architect
Rada Architects
Clybourn Point is a four-story mixed-use building with six residential units and a first-floor commercial space. This is one of the smallest projects currently seeking LEED® certification (goal of LEED® Silver) in Chicago, and is owned by a first-time developer. Many smaller green residential projects are owned [...]

Location
5000 S. Indiana, Chicago IL 60615, Map
Owner
Affordable Housing Preservation Foundation
Architect
Piekarz Associates PC
Washington Park SRO is a renovation of a 50-year old, 5-story, 200 unit SRO and recreational facility into a 100% affordable 63 unit SRO with plans for a future health club. Prior to beginning this renovation, the building sat vacant for two years after [...]

Location
6501 N. Kenmore, Chicago, IL 60626 Map
Owner
Loyola University Chicago
Architect
Solomon Cordwell Buenz
The Loyola Information Commons is a 4-story, 67,000 sf ‘library without books’. This is probably the most cutting-edge commercial green project currently underway in Chicago, because it seeks to integrate the architecture and engineering systems in a manner only widely seen in Europe. This is [...]

Location
610 S. Michigan, Chicago 60605 Map
Owner
Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies
Architect
Krueck + Sexton Architects
The Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies is a 10-story, 155,000 sf mixed-use building located in the landmark South Michigan Avenue streetwall. This project doesn’t boldly announce its green qualities to the world, but rather meets many competing and complex demands of the site, [...]

Location
1825 W. Wabansia, Chicago, IL 60622 Map
Owner
Frank and Lisa Mauceri
Smog Veil Records
Architect
Wilkinson Blender Architecture
The Mauceri Residence is a 2-story, 5,600 sf renovation of an existing masonry building into a live/work single family home. This is one of several higher-budget residential projects demonstrating many unusual green elements, including 3 Aerotecture wind turbines, 30 solar electric panels, [...]