New Affordable Housing Apartments Break Ground in Chicago Lawn

The 44-unit development is part of a larger community revitalization effort in the neighborhood.

Apr. 13, 2026 at 6:38pm

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A brightly colored, abstract silkscreen print depicting the facade of a modern apartment building repeated in a grid, conveying the celebratory energy of new affordable housing construction in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood.A new affordable housing development in Chicago Lawn aims to build on the neighborhood's revitalization efforts over the past decade.Chicago Today

Ground has been broken on a new 44-unit affordable housing development in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The five-story rental building is being created by the Southwest Organizing Project (SWOP) and Brinshore Development as part of SWOP's 'Reclaiming Southwest Chicago' initiative, which has worked to acquire and rehabilitate vacant properties in the area over the past decade.

Why it matters

The new affordable housing apartments are part of a broader effort to revitalize the Chicago Lawn neighborhood, which had faced widespread foreclosures and vacant buildings in the past. The Reclaiming Southwest Chicago campaign has helped reduce the number of vacant buildings, lower crime rates, and make improvements to local schools in the area.

The details

The new 44-unit affordable housing development will feature 24 one-bedroom and 20 two-bedroom apartment units, all of which will be Low-Income Housing Tax Credit units. The first floor will include a lobby, community room, fitness center, and mail room, with the apartments on floors two through five. There will also be 11 outdoor parking spaces on the property.

  • Ground was broken on the new affordable housing development in April 2026.
  • The Reclaiming Southwest Chicago campaign was launched in 2012 in response to widespread foreclosures in the area.

The players

Southwest Organizing Project (SWOP)

A community organization that launched the 'Reclaiming Southwest Chicago' initiative to acquire and rehabilitate vacant properties in the neighborhood.

Brinshore Development

A real estate development company partnering with SWOP on the new affordable housing project.

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What’s next

The timeline for the completion of the new Chicago Lawn affordable housing apartments was not immediately clear.

The takeaway

The new affordable housing development is a significant milestone in the broader effort to revitalize the Chicago Lawn neighborhood, which has seen a reduction in vacant buildings, lower crime rates, and improvements to local schools over the past decade through the Reclaiming Southwest Chicago campaign.