The Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) is going to soon show their master plan for renewing the historic Lathrop Homes housing complex after years of delay. If you’re heading east, the complex trickles in after the bridge on Diversey and Logan right before the Damen and Clybourn intersection.
Only a small portion of the over 900 units still remain occupied while the others have been abandoned and or boarded up. The most recent proposal is to rehab half of the housing complex and completely tear down the other.
“The planned development proposal that the CHA and Lathrop Community Partners submitted also includes plans for a dog run, a boat and kayak launch, a riverfront park, multiple play areas and a “great lawn” in the center of the redevelopment.” Explains Paul Biasco.
Read more about this story here by Biasco.
