Development Update | Chicago Housing Authority

First Permanent Supportive Housing for Families Living with HIV or AIDS on the South Side Opens

July 18, 2024

CHA joined partners from Chicago House, the City of Chicago, State of Illinois and the Pritzker Family Foundation this month to celebrate the ribbon-cutting at Englewood Family Homes, the first permanent supportive housing development for families living with HIV or AIDS on the South Side.

Preservation Success: Barbara Jean Wright Court Apartments

July 18, 2024

CHA and its partner Jonathan Rose Companies proudly celebrated the $86 million renovation of the 272-unit Barbara Jean Wright Court Apartments this month with a ribbon-cutting at the property on the Near West Side.

Ribbon-cutting for the Barbara Jean Wright Apartments

Development Projects

Development Update: Roosevelt Square 3B

January 8, 2024

Last January, CHA joined Related Midwest and other partners for the groundbreaking of Roosevelt Square Phase 3B, a $172 million project that included the rehabilitation of 184 existing affordable apartments as well as the construction of 222 new apartments.

DEVELOPMENT UPDATE: CHECKING IN ON ROOSEVELT SQUARE 3B

Success Stories

Resident Spotlight: Jamara Fleming

April 17, 2023

Jamara Fleming had been going through a rough time. She had a crisis with her infant son and didn’t have a stable job. That’s when she decided to attend a Metropolitan Family Services job-ready program that led to a carpentry certification.

CHA CEO Tracey Scott (left) speaks with Jamara Fleming

Press Releases

CHA, Michaels Begin Rehab at Two West Side Senior Homes, McCoy Gaines and Albany Terrace

March 7, 2023

CHICAGO (March 7, 2023) – The rehabilitation of two West Side senior buildings has started, the Chicago Housing Authority and its development partner Michaels Development announced today.