New Case Study Posted

October 18, 2016  

Art, Housing, and Revitalization in the Greater Grand Crossing Neighborhood

HUD User publishes a series of case studies based on federal, state, and local strategies that increase affordable housing opportunities and support sustainable community development. The projects and community development efforts featured in these reports have demonstrated innovation through a multitude of partnerships and initiatives.

The Dorchester Art + Housing Collaborative (DA + HC) is an art-centered residential community of 32 two-story townhouses in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood in Chicago’s South Side. DA + HC is a rehabilitation of an abandoned public housing development that was initiated by local conceptual artist Theaster Gates to demonstrate the possibility and pragmatism of rehabilitating neighborhoods through arts programming. DA + HC received the 2016 American Institute of Architects/HUD Secretary’s Award for Housing and Community Design in the Creating Community Connections category to recognize the development’s contribution toward revitalizing Greater Grand Crossing.

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