Lathrop Homes

Mary Donoghue and Tonei GlavinicIPS-648 Current Housing Issues

Fall 2013

Basics

● Located at the intersection of Diversey, Clybourn, and Damen

● Opened in 1938● Built by Public Works Administration

Basics

● Rowhouses and low-rise (2-4 story) apartment buildings

● 925 units● 8-story senior building

added in 1959● Most racially-diverse

public housing development in Chicago

Timeline 2000-2010

2000: CHA launches PfT. Occupancy: 747

2001:Identified as “Category 4” property, slated for stage two of Category 4 redevelopment Occupancy: 638

2002: Classification changed to “Undecided Properties” Occupancy: 587

2004: Lathrop categorized as “Rehabilitation or Redevelopment”

Timeline 2000-2010

2006: First mention of Lathrop as a mixed-income development

2006: Lathrop Leadership Team formed

2007: Preservation Chicago lists Lathrop as “endangered”

2007: CHA submits plan to HUD for 1,200 units (400 public)

Timeline 2000-2010

2010: CHA issues RFQ for redevelopment team

2010: Lathrop Community Partners redevelopment team announced

Lathrop Community Partners

Bickerdike Redevelopment Corp.

Magellan Development Group

Heartland Housing

Ardmore Associates

Related Midwest

Stakeholder Groups

● Lathrop Residents○ Local Advisory Council○ Leadership Team

● Logan Square Neighborhood Association

● Alderman Moreno (Ward 1)

● Alderman Waguespack (Ward 32)

● Neighborhood Residents

2011: Planning process begins

● Stakeholder interview process○ 119 interviews, including 28 current and 11 former

residents

● kick-off meeting to introduce LCP to community

● Community Workshops○ collaborative workshops about sustainability,

education/community building, and livable communities

2012: First plan released

• Lathrop is added to the National Register of Historic Places• LCP hosts monthly residents-only meetings• LCP releases first redevelopment plan, is met with opposition

Controversies

● Density● Possible high-rise building● Amount of affordable & public units● Demolition of existing buildings & Historic

Preservation● Meaningful input from community

Current Plan

Announced July 2013

● Gut & Renovate 17 low-rise buildings● 400 public housing units● 212 affordable units● 504 market-rate units● 20,000 Sq Feet of retail● New parks, trails, and outdoor spaces

Lathrop Homes Redevelopment Plan, 2013

How do People Feel?

● concerned about the amount of market-rate housing included

● dissatisfied with the scale/density of plan

● demolition of historic buildings

● lack of transparency/accountability

What’s Next?

● Community forum next week

● Construction could start in 2015