Family Properties

Under the Plan for Transformation, CHA will rehabilitate thousands of public housing units in traditional family properties. These units provide a valuable and quality housing option for low-income families in the city of Chicago.

Rehabilitation at traditional developments include infrastructure improvements, such as new plumbing, electrical and heating/cooling systems. Renovated properties also receive new bathrooms, kitchens, updated appliances, roofs, improved landscaping and all other necessary and cosmetic repairs.

Property management plays a fundamental role in the quality of life and living standards in traditional developments and throughout CHA’s portfolio. Leaseholders must exemplify good neighborliness, have a level of responsibility and fully comply with leases to ensure a high quality tenancy and the successful integration of traditional developments into the surrounding community.

Leaseholders in traditional public housing developments are required to either work part-time or enroll in an educational, vocational or job-training program for at least 20 hours a week. This work requirement is supported by extensive support services and ensures a better quality of life for tenants and the surrounding communities alike.

CHA is currently not accepting new applicants for the traditional public housing wait list. However, units are available for leaseholders who were living in CHA developments prior to the Plan for Transformation. To browse traditional public housing developments, use the search function above.