Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH), KMW Communities and their partners are pleased to submit this development plan for “The Ave”, located at 3607 W Chicago Ave in West Humboldt Park and a development under the City of Chicago’s Invest South/West initiative. The project consists of 52 affordable apartments, including 27 indoor parking spaces, bike parking, and 4,000 SF of commercial, retail and empowerment-centered spaces that pull the community in by offering a place to gather, learn and grow its wealth and capacity. The building will be the West Side headquarters for Neighborhood Housing Services, a longstanding community institution that offers lending, education, and housing preservation services.
Sustainable features for this all-electric EGC certified building include 5% on-site solar PV generation, UPS backup battery, and energy recovery variable refrigerant flow systems.
The exterior wall construction consists of a brick veneer and insulated metal panel on cold formed metal framing with ground faced concrete masonry block at the alley. The first floor is to be slab on grade, second floor to be concrete on corrugated metal deck, and third floor through roof to be cold formed metal framed joist with concrete topping.
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