Prairie District Apartments, located at 1801 S. Wabash Ave. and 1800 S. Michigan Ave., has received City Council approval for development. The project at 1801 S. Wabash Ave. consists of a gut rehab of six-story single room occupancy elevator building that upon completion with contain 100 rental units. Of the 100 affordable units, 97 will rent to individuals at the 30%-to-60% Area Median Income (AMI) level and the remaining 3 units will be at 80%AMI. All units will be 416 sq. ft. studios. The building’s current units are only 225 sq. ft. New units will not only be larger but have improved kitchens, full bathrooms, and AC. Amenity spaces will include a private outdoor landscaped courtyard with seating and fitness equipment; on-site property management staff offices front desk/reception area; activity room/ resident programming room; recreation area with kitchenette; fitness room; laundry room; resident storage; front desk days and night/weekend security, bike storage for up to 100 bikes and 1 parking space.
The 1800 S. Michigan Ave. project will be a new a construction, 50-unit affordable building with 39 1- bedrooms and 11 2-bedrooms. All of the units will rent to individuals at the 30%-to-80% Area Median Income (AMI) level with ten of the 1-bedrooms and two of the 2-bedrooms receiving CHA Project Based Vouchers. The 1-bedroom units will be approximately 750 sq. ft. and for the 2-bedroom units will be 906sq. ft. Amenity spaces include community room (fifth floor) with access to a rooftop terrace with seating; fitness and laundry rooms; bike storage for up to 50 bikes; ground-floor activity area; property management and resident services offices; night/weekend security, and 12 indoor parking spaces.