500 New Affordable Apartments Open at Lawson House and Park Boulevard

In April 2024, CHA and its development partners marked the grand openings of two major affordable housing developments.

Lawson House, a former SRO in the Gold Coast neighborhood, includes 409 supportive studio apartments for people experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness. Twenty-five percent of the apartments are fully accessible, and residents have access to onsite social services and ground floor retail. CHA is providing 130 Project-Based Vouchers for Lawson House, guaranteeing $72 million in rental assistance over the next 30 years.

On April 19, CHA joined its development partner Stateway Associates LLC for the ribbon-cutting of Phase 3B of Park Boulevard, which is located in Bronzeville on the site of the former Stateway Gardens. Phase 3B added 80 mixed-income apartments, bringing the total number of apartments and for-sale homes in the community to 475, plus 80 apartments across State Street and 18,000 square feet of retail.