Green Finalist: Harvest Commons Apartments

Green Finalist: Harvest Commons Apartments

First opened in the 1930s as the Union Park Hotel and later known as the Viceroy Hotel, the building has been rehabilitated into affordable housing.

Green Finalist: Harvest Commons Apartments

The Chicago landmark had fallen into disrepair and closed nearly a decade ago.

Green Finalist: Harvest Commons Apartments

The residential floors were reconfigured to reduce the number of units from 150 to 89.

Green Finalist: Harvest Commons Apartments

The project features a roughly 4,000-square-foot urban farm with produce, a small orchard, and a chicken coop.

Green Finalist: Harvest Commons Apartments

Heartland Housing will provide classes to residents about nutrition and food preparation out of the building's teaching kitchen.

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