Situated on a site adjacent to The Chicago Lighthouse’s center in the Illinois Medical District, the podium-style building features nine stories with three levels of parking, six levels of units, and first-floor retail space. The exterior integrates a mix of perforated metal panels, brick veneer, and fiber cement siding. At roof level, back-lit translucent panels symbolize a lighthouse.

Units are offered in studio, one-, and two-bedroom floorplans that provide accessible, independent living for qualifying low-income households. Features include solid surface kitchen countertops for added durability, Energy Star appliances with front controls and tactile operation, WaterSense plumbing fixtures, cultured marble vanities, and dimmable lighting.

Additionally, there is contrasting flooring in front of the kitchen cabinets, and the finishes for appliances, cabinets, hardware, and countertops were selected to provide higher contrast for those with limited sight. Two-bedroom units also offer in-unit washers and dryers.

Tenant amenities include a fitness center, community room, and fourth-floor rooftop terrace. Outside, residents can enjoy a courtyard with a dog run and a playground.

To make the residence fully accessible for its tenants, the common areas offer contrasting colors, lit braille unit signage, handrails on both sides of the corridors, braille wallpaper, braille numbering on the mailboxes, contrasting flooring in front of unit doors, and accessible elevators with audible signals. Additionally, the property has black light switches, outlets, and window controls to contrast with white walls throughout.

The Foglia Residences was designed to achieve Enterprise Green Communities Certification.

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The community offers four buildings with six single-occupant rooms and two townhome buildings with eight townhomes. The six single-occupant rooms are spaciously designed and are each equipped with a private bathroom. Additionally, residents have access to shared facilities, including a full kitchen, dining area, living room and laundry facility. The community also provides ample office space for support staff.

The two townhome buildings offer four units each with two bedrooms and one-and-a-half bathrooms. Features include a split-level design, attached garages, and in-unit laundry.

A 3,700-square-foot on-site activity building contains a community kitchen, craft space, computer center, and fitness area for all residents to use. Residents can also enjoy a paved walking path on site.

A consultant was engaged to help select interior finishes that are conducive to a healthy environment for Autistic adults. Additionally, the project was designed with sustainability in mind to achieve Wisconsin Green Built Homes certification.

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The three-story wood frame building integrates an exterior of brick and Hardie panel siding. Units are offered in one bedroom, one bathroom floor plans and are designed to allow residents to live independently.

Amenities include a community lounge, computer room, fitness center, laundry facilities, and outdoor space. Services for residents include case management, life skill training, and employment assistance.

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Positioned on a one-acre site adjacent to OTR’s Gustafson Apartments, the three-story wood frame building will feature a Hardie panel exterior. The building was designed to be compact to maximize landscape and minimize cost. Its clean and simple lines lend to a modernist design, while the exterior colors compliment the surrounding environment.

All units feature one bedroom and one bathroom and are barrier free. Tenant amenities in the building include a community room and laundry facilities.

The building was designed with sustainability in mind to achieve National Green Building Standard Bronze Certification and to meet requirements for ComEd’s Energy Efficiency Grant for affordable housing.

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The first floor features the property’s on-site management offices and a variety of community spaces such as a common room with a kitchen, a computer lab, an exercise room, a lounge, a reading nook and a bike storage room. The two additional floors are comprised of 50 private residences in one-, two- and three-bedroom configurations complete with contemporary fixtures and finishes.

The supportive living residence was constructed in accordance with Enterprise Green Communities and boasts numerous sustainable features such as an energy efficient HVAC system and LED lighting, among others.

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Additional interior features include office space for New Moms employees on the first floor and a playroom for children that incorporates different sized circular windows to create an open and playful feel. There is a laundry area in the building as well as resident meeting space. Residents will have a private entrance separate from the office entrance.

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The four-story precast building was constructed to meet LEED designation and is located on a three-acre site at 1585 W. Dempster Street in Mount Prospect, Illinois.

Myers Place offers 39 furnished studio and one-bedroom apartment units for residents who require a supportive, but independent, residential environment. The ground floor of the 41,715-square-foot mixed-use facility features a laundry room, a computer room, resident storage spaces, commercial offices and a 4,500-square-foot retail component.

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The former two-story Comcast office building located in Oak Park, Illinois, was redeveloped into a contemporary mixed-income residence with the construction of two additional floors resulting in a four-story, 51-unit building with 5,233 square feet of retail space on the ground level. McShane also completed the build-out of The Sugar Beet Co-Op, a grocery store and anchor tenant of the development.

McShane also restored the building’s original Albert Kahn design requiring a complete brick and precast facade makeover to replace the existing stucco exterior. The repurposed property features sustainable elements including a geothermal HVAC system and energy-efficient windows and appliances.

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Fairhaven Crossing consists of 40 apartment units in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans across three floors. On-site amenities include a community room, a computer room, a lounge and bike storage.

The apartment complex was designed and constructed to comply with Enterprise Green Communities criteria and features sustainable elements that include Energy Star appliances, water conserving fixtures, efficient interior and exterior lighting, low-VOC products and recycled/regional materials.

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The assignment encompassed the extensive renovation of the pre-existing five-story facility and the new construction of a 40,000-square-foot, eight-story residential tower. McShane also constructed a modern two-story glass atrium, a waterfall feature and a reflection pond.

The building offers studio and one-bedroom units for residents ranging in age from 22 to 64 years old who require supportive care. The residence provides housing, nursing support, wellness programs, daily meals and 24-hour emergency support.

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