public housing

Oakwood Shores Six-Flat Building

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While reconstituting a street network as a physical framework for a mixed-income neighborhood on the site of a deteriorated public housing, Oakwood Shores also carefully revives Chicago housing traditions such as the six-flat, shown here.

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Oakwood Shores Site Conditions

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This project redevelops land owned by the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) to replace troubled public housing buildings with a new mixed-income community. The site design reestablishes the street grid and alley system to restore the neighborhood back to its traditional character offering pedestrian-oriented streets. Parking is generally located at the rear of buildings, screened by structures and obscured from view.

Clearly defined public and private spaces offer room for activity while reinforcing a sense of ownership and responsibility in taking care of the neighborhood. Two existing parks are now connected by Langley Boulevard when completed, drawing them into the neighborhood.

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CIty West Hope VI Site Plan

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A HOPE VI redevelopment that replaces superblocks with a traditional street grid, creates graceful public spaces, and introduces a broad mix of housing types. Distinguished by its high architectural standards, this redevelopment creates a coherent physical framework to support the reemergence of a diverse urban neighborhood.

City West is on the sites of the former Lincoln Court and Laurel Homes public housing projects. It is within walking distance of downtown Cincinnati. Its east-west artery links two prized institutions: Museum Center (at Union Terminal) and Music Hall.

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Oak Hill Mixed-Income Housing

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Attractive housing on new compact city blocks has proved popular for both public-housing residents and market-rate customers at Oak Hill in Pittsburg, built on the reconfigured site of a semi-abandoned and isolated public housing development.

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Oak Hill Hope VI Site Plan

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Poorly connected superblocks and a forbidding hilltop location added to the isolation of the low-income residents of the previous public housing development occupying the site. Oak Hill Hope Vi project undertook extensive efforts to re-establish a connected street network as part of the strategy to create a mixed-income neighborhood integrated into the fabric of Pittsburgh.

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Park DuValle HOPE VI

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The first new houses at Park DuValle set the stage for a stable, mixed-income, desirable neighborhood of 513 mixed-income rental and 341 homeowner units, created from what was once Louisville's most distressed neighborhood. For the first time in generations, adjacent neighborhoods are experiencing revitalization, including new retail and community services.

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