Invest South/​West is an unprece­dent­ed com­mu­ni­ty improve­ment ini­tia­tive from May­or Lori E. Light­foot to mar­shal more than $750 mil­lion in pub­lic fund­ing while coor­di­nat­ing across mul­ti­ple City depart­ments, com­mu­ni­ty orga­ni­za­tions and cor­po­rate part­ners in order to real­ize the re-acti­va­tion of 12 key com­mer­cial cor­ri­dors across 10 neigh­bor­hoods on Chicago’s South and West sides.”

Today, the May­or of Chica­go and Depart­ment of Plan­ning and Devel­op­ment Com­mis­sion­er Mau­rice Cox, announced the team’s selec­tion for a site at 838 West 79^th Street in the Auburn Gre­sham neighborhood.

“Ini­tia­tives such as INVEST South/​West are crit­i­cal in advanc­ing our goal to enhance the socioe­co­nom­ic vibran­cy of our his­toric South and West Sides,” May­or Light­foot said. ​“Each of these win­ning pro­pos­als will con­tribute to this goal by giv­ing res­i­dents access to new and excit­ing cul­tur­al, afford­able hous­ing, employ­ment resources. I look for­ward to see­ing these projects come to life and sup­port­ing oth­er INVEST South/​West projects just like them in the near future.”

Col­lab­o­rat­ing with Ever­green Real Estate Group and Imag­ine Group, Ross Bar­ney Architect’s pro­pos­es a dynam­ic new build­ing along the 79^th street cor­ri­dor. The team’s vision was to cre­ate an envi­ron­ment that empha­sizes resilient, healthy and sus­tain­able urban liv­ing. This is achieved through an ethos of liv­ing that places bal­ance on inte­ri­or and exte­ri­or space, pub­lic and pri­vate. A gen­er­ous front set­back breathes new life into the street with space for plant­i­ng, trees, and out­door din­ing. Juli­et bal­conies and ter­races fur­ther fos­ter a con­nec­tion to fresh air and the neigh­bor­hood beyond.