Rosenwald Courts Apartments is a 2017 Affordable Housing Finance Magazine Readers’ Choice Finalist! Rosenwald is 1 of 36 finalists selected from 120 entries that will complete in a total of 10 different categories: Family, Green, Historic Rehab, Mixed-Use, Preservation, Public Housing Redevelopment, Rural, Seniors, Special Needs, and Urban . Rosenwald will compete in the historic rehab category against developments in three different cities: Chicago, IL , San Diego, CA and Buffalo, NY.
Rosenwald Courts Apartments is a 239-unit rehab located in Chicago’s historic Bronzeville neighborhood. Rosenwald Courts Apartments previously called, The Michigan Boulevard Garden Apartments, was developed in 1929 by Julius Rosenwald, then president of Sears, Roebuck & Company, to provide decent affordable workforce housing for African-American working families.
Affordable Housing Finance Magazine subscribers can vote online from July 7 to Aug. 4 to select the winners in the 10 categories plus an overall winner.
Winners will be announced in September, please cast your votes for Rosenwald Courts Apartments!
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