Location
1927 W. Potomac, Chicago, IL 60622  Map
Owner
Private Owner
Architect
URBANWorks
1927 W. Potomac is a 5-unit, 9,300 sf new construction condo building. This is a modest project demonstrating that a for-profit developer can build a reasonably green building without breaking the bank or pushing the envelope. And to top it off, the design team set a Green Permit [...]

Location
3339 N. Leavitt, Chicago, IL 60618  Map
Owner
Novak Construction and Development
Architect
IDEA
3339 N. Leavitt is a 4,700 sf, three-story plus basement single-family home. This project falls into the emerging class of quite large homes, that despite their size, seek to be extremely green. The home will be Energy Star rated and most of the green emphasis is on [...]

Location
454 E. 44th St., Chicago, IL 60653   Map
Owner
Julian Dawson
Architect
Ray/Dawson, P.C.
Hybrid House I is a 2,000 sf, two-bedroom single family home that is as cutting-edge as the immediately adjacent IIT Urban House I. Although privately owned and occupied, the project is being constructed in partnership with the African-American Home Builders Association as a community resource. Like [...]

Location
2622 W. Evergreen, Chicago, IL 60622 Map
Owner
RpV Development
Architect
Space Architects and Planners
2622 W. Evergreen is a gut rehab of an existing 3-story building with 6 one-bedroom units and a common basement. This project is much more modest in size (4,500 sf of living space) and green goals than many for-sale projects we’ve covered. It’s great that [...]

Location
Lake/Wood/Washington/Wolcott, 1936 W. Washington, Chicago, IL 60612 Map
Owner
Brinshore Development
Michaels Development Co.
Architect
Landon Bone Baker Architects Ltd.
Brook Architecture Inc.
Westhaven Park Phase IIB is a mixed-income, 213-unit, 30 building portion of the Chicago Housing Authority’s redevelopment of the former Henry Horner Homes. 127 rental units in 18 buildings are currently under construction; the remainder are for-sale units to [...]

Urban House 1 is a two-story, 1800 sf, three bedroom wood-frame house being built through a new design/build course at the Illinois Institute of Technology, College of Architecture. Students tackle sustainable design, healthy construction, social responsiveness and design excellence simultaneously.