Southbridge Redevelopment Plan

Gensler developed a master plan for Harold Ickes Homes, a former public housing high-rise located in Chicago’s South Loop District. Known today as Southbridge, the new mixed-use, mixed-income, and transit-oriented development calls for approximately 865 units of mixed-income housing and 72,000 square feet of retail space. Housing types range from townhomes and walk-up apartments to medium- and high-density mixed-use buildings, with higher density near transit stations and major bus routes. The plan includes a new public plaza that builds on community assets and merges an existing park with a proposed recreation field, all anchored by a new community recreation center. The master plan was formally adopted by the Chicago Plan Commission and Phase 1A has been completed with 120 units of mixed-income housing that followed the redevelopment plan for the site.