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2. River City (building) - Wikipedia

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   River City is situated alongside the Chicago River and consists of two 7- to 14-story, serpentine residential towers constructed of reinforced, poured-in-place concrete "shells" with 449 residential units, varying in size from studios to 4-bedroom penthouses. The towers sit on a 4-story post-and-beam "plinth" that contains approximately 225,000 ...

3. Marina City - Wikipedia

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   Marina City is a mixed-use residential-commercial building complex in Chicago, Illinois, United States, North America, designed by architect Bertrand Goldberg.The multi-building complex on State Street on the north bank of the Chicago River on the Near North Side, directly across from the Loop, opened between 1963 and 1967. [1]

4. Mecca Flats - Wikipedia

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   A popular Chicago vernacular tradition would later be inspired by this design of having a courtyard within an apartment complex. [6] In the late 19th century, the need and want for more light and fresh air for the city's apartments became more pronounced and residents were wanting small parks and playgrounds to be available in the neighborhoods.

5. Chicago Housing Authority - Wikipedia

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   CHA is the largest rental landlord in Chicago, with more than 50,000 households. CHA owns over 21,000 apartments (9,200 units reserved for seniors and over 11,400 units in family and other housing types). It also oversees the administration of 37,000 Section 8 vouchers. The current acting CEO of the Chicago Housing Authority is Tracey Scott.

6. Tenement housing in Chicago - Wikipedia

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   Today, the urbanization and city planning of Chicago still includes echoes of the previously established tenement houses, as the city includes divisions along racial, ethnic, and income-based lines. [4] In this sense, Chicago continues to struggle with discrepancies in wealth and historical racial migration in regard to housing.

7. Parkway Garden Homes - Wikipedia

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   Parkway Gardens Apartment Homes, built from 1950 to 1955, was the last of Henry K. Holsman's many housing development designs in Chicago. Holsman began designing low-income housing in Chicago in the 1910s when an urban housing shortage developed after World War I.