LOGAN SQUARE — After years of delay, the Chicago Housing Authority is set to unveil its master plan for the revitalization of the historic Lathrop Homes housing complex.
The housing project, which was built in the 1930s, has more than 900 units spread across 32 acres of land bordered by the Chicago River, Diversey Parkway, and Clybourn and Damen avenues.
The majority of the current buildings are vacant and boarded up, but a fraction of the total remain occupied.
The latest proposal would include tearing down half of the historic development and rehabbing the other half, according to an NPR report.
Ald. Proco Joe Moreno (1st) announced the meeting to update the community on the plans Monday, which will be held Feb. 3 at Alcott College Prep, 2957 N. Hoyne Ave., at 6 p.m.
The meeting is being hosted by Moreno, Ald. Scott Waguespack (32nd), the CHA and Lathrop Community Partners.
The CHA planned to redevelop the site more than 15 years ago, but the project has been stalled numerous times over the years.
The latest proposal, which was submitted to the city in September as a Planned Development request, included a maximum of 1,208 resident units and 50,000 square feet of retail and commercial space.
The document does not indicate how many of those units would be public housing and how many would be affordable and market rate.
Next week's meeting will discuss the first phase of the project, which includes a six-story building near the corner of Diversey and Damen, according to the planned development document.
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.
The CHA presented updated plans to the project back in 2012, including a proposal that included high-rise buildings, but those plans were rejected.
The housing authority and the Lathrop Community Partners presented an updated plan about a year later that cut the number of public housing units from 925 to 400.
At that time the plan included 36 percent public housing units, 19 percent affordable and 45 percent for "unrestricted incomes."
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