The Cabrini-Green Development Zone Plan (DZP) outlines a revitalization strategy for 65 acres of vacant land aimed at creating a vibrant, walkable community with diverse housing options, commercial spaces, and improved connectivity to surrounding neighborhoods. The plan incorporates LEED for Neighborhood Development principles to promote sustainability and community engagement, having gathered extensive feedback from stakeholders and residents. A phasing plan for development is included, estimating approximately 2,330 to 2,830 new dwelling units to accommodate various income levels and family sizes.

1. C A B R I N I – G R E E N
Development Zone Plan Update
April 2015

2. Development Zone Plan Overview
We are pleased to present the Development Zone Plan (DZP) for approximately 65 acres
of vacant land in the Cabrini-Green area that identifies a physical framework and basis
for Request for Proposals (RFP) to develop the site. The plan identifies a community that
is vibrant, walkable, connected and based on the principles of Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design for Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND).
The Plan
• Describes opportunities for job creation and commercial spaces that provide
gateways for local business, retail and other services to serve the entire
community.
• Links Cabrini-Green to the surrounding neighborhoods by connecting streets
to the existing street grid and adhering to the principles of the Chicago
Complete Streets Initiative, which ensures safe and unobstructed access
throughout the neighborhood for pedestrians, cyclists, transit users and
motorists.
• Provides new green spaces to help meet the needs of a growing population and
supplies outlets for families that encourage community engagement.
• Creates opportunities for a variety of housing styles to accommodate a diverse
population for all income levels and family sizes.
• Provides opportunities for partnership between businesses and organizations
to build retail and amenities such as day care and health centers along Division,
Clybourn and Larrabee.
• Creates opportunities to build more sustainable Chicago neighborhoods by
incorporating principles of LEED-ND standards.
• Provides a vision and pathway to physical and economic independence for all
neighborhood families including CHA households.
Community Engagement Process
CHA continues to work closely with a host of key stakeholders and community partners
to help strengthen the revitalization of the Cabrini-Green neighborhood. Since March
2011, CHA has worked to develop the DZP with the assistance of the Near North Working
Group, which provides ongoing overall direction for the Near North Redevelopment
Initiative. In February 2014, CHA hosted two community open houses to present the
plan in a draft form.
(over)
April 2015
LEED for Neighborhood
Development (LEED-ND)
LEED for Neighborhood Development
emphasizes the creation of compact,
walkable, vibrant, mixed-use
neighborhoods with good connections
to nearby communities. In addition
to neighborhood cohesion, pedestrian
scale and mix of uses, the rating system
also emphasizes the location of the
neighborhood and the performance of the
infrastructure and buildings within it.
The sustainable benefits of a
neighborhood increase when it offers
proximity to transit and when residents
and workers can safely travel by foot or
bicycle to jobs, amenities and services.
This can create a neighborhood with
a high quality of life and healthy
inhabitants. – Defined by US Green
Building Council.

3. Approximately 350
community members
attended, and CHA
collected over 230
comment cards and 163
emails on its website
providing feedback on the
draft plan. The support,
concern and insight
expressed throughout
this comprehensive
process have been
thoughtfully considered
and implemented into the
updated plan.
Future of
Cabrini-Green
CHA is committed to
building strong, vibrant
communities throughout
Chicago to increase
the quality of life and
economic opportunities
for its residents as
part of its strategic
initiative, “Plan Forward:
Communities That Work.”
The redevelopment of
the Cabrini-Green area
is a vital component of
Plan Forward. A new
component of the updated
plan includes a preliminary
development phasing plan
and an estimate of new
dwelling units (see below).
The recommendations
in the DZP are intended
to guide development
in a way that ensures
it remains an inclusive
community, embracing
economic and cultural
diversity for all CHA
residents and the Near
North Community as a whole.
Phasing Plan
and Estimates of
Unit Delivery
www.thecha.org/cabrinigreen
Development
Zone Plan
Phase
Approximate
Acreage
Estimated
Number of
Total
Dwelling
Units*
RFP Release Est.
Construction
Start
Est. Unit
Delivery
Phase I 18 970-1270 2015 2016-2018 2017-2019
Rowhouses 13 460 TBD 2017-2019 2018-2020
Phase II 10 450-550 2016 2018-2020 2020-2023
Phase III 8.5 450-550 2018 2020-2022 2022-2025
TOTAL 49.5 2330-2830
Thank you for your participation.* Total dwelling unit estimates include a mix of incomes.
N.KINGSBURYST.
INSTITUTE PL.
W. CHESTNUT ST
W. LOCUST ST.
W. WALTON ST.
W. OAK ST.
W. HILL ST.
W. DIVISION ST.
W. SCOTT ST.
W. GOETHE AVE.
W. EVERGREEN A
W. SCHILLER ST.
W. ELM ST.
W. HOBBIE ST.
W.CROSBYST.
N.KINGSBURYST.
N.OGDEN
AVE.
INSTITUTE PL.
W. CHESTNUT ST
W. LOCUST ST.
W. WALTON ST.
W. OAK ST.
W. HILL ST.
W. DIVISION ST.
W. SCOTT ST.
W. GOETHE AVE.
W. EVERGREEN A
W. SCHILLER ST.
N
. C
LYBO
U
R
N
AVE.
W. ELM ST.
W. HOBBIE ST.
W.CROSBYST.
CHICAGO
RIVER
STANTON PARK.
W. ELM ST.
WENDELL ST.
FRANKLINST.
N.ORLEANSST.
N.SEDGWICKST.
W. SCOTT ST.
OLD TOWN ST.
HOWEST.
N.LARRABEEST.
N.CAMBRIDGEST.
N.HUDSONAVE.
W. BLACKHAWK AVE.
W. EVERGREEN AVE.
N.HALSTEDST.
N
. C
LYBO
U
R
N
AVE.
W. SCOTT AVE.
BURLINGST.
SEWARD
PARK
W. EASTMAN ST.
N.CAMBRIDGEST.
N.CLEAVELANDST.
N.CLEAVELANDST.
N.MOHAWKST.
NEW CITY
MIXED USE
DEVELOPMENT
N.LARRABEEST.
N.KINGSBURYST.
N.OGDEN
AVE.
INSTITUTE PL.
W. CHESTNUT ST
W. LOCUST ST.
W. WALTON ST.
W. OAK ST.
W. HILL ST.
W. DIVISION ST.
W. SCOTT ST.
W. GOETHE AVE.
W. EVERGREEN A
W. SCHILLER ST.
N
. C
LYBO
U
R
N
AVE.
W. ELM ST.
W. HOBBIE ST.
W.CROSBYST.
CHICAGO
RIVER
STANTON PARK.
W. ELM ST.
WENDELL ST.
FRANKLINST.
N.ORLEANSST.
N.SEDGWICKST.
W. SCOTT ST.
OLD TOWN ST.
HOWEST.
N.LARRABEEST.
N.CAMBRIDGEST.
N.HUDSONAVE.
W. BLACKHAWK AVE.
W. EVERGREEN AVE.
N.HALSTEDST.
N
. C
LYBO
U
R
N
AVE.
W. SCOTT AVE.
BURLINGST.
SEWARD
PARK
W. EASTMAN ST.
N.CAMBRIDGEST.
N.CLEAVELANDST.
N.CLEAVELANDST.
N.MOHAWKST.
NEW CITY
MIXED USE
DEVELOPMENT
N.LARRABEEST.
DURSO
PARK
NEAR NORTH FIELD
(NEW CPD PARK)
JESSE WHITE
CENTER
NEW CITY
NORTH TOWN
VILLAGE
TARGET STORE
PARKSIDE OF
OLD TOWN
JENNER
CPS
SKINNER NORTH
CPS
RIVER
VILLAGE
POINT
RIVER
VILLAGE
NORTH
RIVER
VILLAGE
SOUTH
DOMAIN
LOFTS
OLD TOWN
VILLAGE WEST
OLD TOWN
VILLAGE EAST
CHICAGO
QUEST
ORCHARD
PARK
OLD TOWN
SQUARE
MARSHALL
FIELD
GARDENS
NEW
MIXED USE
BUILDING
THE
LARRABEE
RENAISSANCE
MOHAWK
NORTH
AND
PARTNERS
SEWARD
PARK
EVERGREENST.
CROSBYSTREET
FRONTIERST
PROJECT BOUNDARY
RECOMMENDED MODIFIED, REDEDICATED AND N
RESIDENTIAL - LOW (1 - 4 STORIES)
RESIDENTIAL - MED (5 - 7 STORIES)
RESIDENTIAL - HIGH (8+ STORIES)
MIXED USE: COMMERCIAL w/ RESIDENTIAL ABOVE
MIXED USE: COMMERCIAL w/ RESIDENTIAL ABOVE
CULTURAL w/ RESIDENTIAL ABOVE (8+ STORIES)
PUBLIC OPEN SPACE (CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT)
OTHER OPEN SPACE (PRIVATELY MAINTAINED / O
0
50'
100'
200'
500'
N
DRAFT DEVELOPMENT ZONE PLAN
PHASING DEVELOPMENT PACELS
12.02.2014 - DRAFT
PHASING LEGEND:
Phase I
Phase II
Phase III
* Pending resolution of current litigation, the Francis Cabrini Rowhouses site will be developed as a single-phase RFP.
** Plans for these parcels are on hold for further study related to traffic congestion.
*
**
Project area
Residential -
low density
Residential -
medium density
Residential -
higher density
Mixed use:
medium density
commercial with
residential above
Mixed use:
higher density
commercial with
residential above
Rehabbed units
Parkside of Old Town
Buildings
Public parks
(Chicago Park District)
Recommended
modified, rededicated
and new streets
Existing building
Proposed / Future
building
Consent Decree
Parcel
On Hold
N.KIN
GSBURYST.
INSTITUTE PL.
W. CHESTNUT ST.
W. LOCUST ST.
W. WALTON ST.
W. OAK ST.
W. HILL ST.
W. DIVISION ST.
W. SCOTT ST.
W. GOETHE AVE.
W. EVERGREEN AVE.
W. SCHILLER ST.
W. ELM ST.
W. HOBBIE ST.
W.CROSBYST.
N.NORTHPARKAVE.
N.WELLSST.
N.ORLEANSST.
N.SEDGWICKST.
N.HUDSONAVE.
N.CLEVELANDAVE.
N.MOHAWKST.
N.LARRABEEST.
N.HALSTEDST.
N.KIN
GSBURYST.
N.OGDEN
AVE.
CHICAGO
INSTITUTE PL.
W. CHESTNUT ST.
W. LOCUST ST.
W. WALTON ST.
W. OAK ST.
W. HILL ST.
W. DIVISION ST.
W. SCOTT ST.
W. GOETHE AVE.
W. EVERGREEN AVE.
W. SCHILLER ST.
N
. C
LYBO
U
R
N
AVE.
W. ELM ST.
W. HOBBIE ST.
W.CROSBYST.
W. NORTH
N.NORTHPARKAVE.
N.WELLSST.
N.ORLEANSST.
N.SEDGWICKST.
N.HUDSONAVE.
N.CLEVELANDAVE.
N.MOHAWKST.
N.LARRABEEST.
N.HALSTEDST.
CHICAGO
RIVER
STANTON PARK.
W. ELM ST.
WENDELL ST.
FRANKLINST.
N.ORLEANSST.
N.SEDGWICKST.
WELLSST.
W. ELM S
W. SCOTT ST.
OLD TOWN ST.
HOWEST.
N.LARRABEEST.
N.CAMBRIDGEST.
N.HUDSONAVE.
W. BLACKHAWK AVE.
W. EVERGREEN AVE.
N.HALSTEDST.
N
. C
LYBO
U
R
N
AVE.
W. SCOTT AVE.
BURLINGST.
SEWARD
PARK
W. EASTMAN ST.
W. NORTH AVE.
N.CAMBRIDGEST.
N.CLEAVELANDST.
N.CLEAVELANDST.
N.MOHAWKST.
NEW CITY
MIXED USE
DEVELOPMENT
N.LARRABEEST.
N.KIN
GSBURYST.
N.OGDEN
AVE.
CHICAGO
INSTITUTE PL.
W. CHESTNUT ST.
W. LOCUST ST.
W. WALTON ST.
W. OAK ST.
W. HILL ST.
W. DIVISION ST.
W. SCOTT ST.
W. GOETHE AVE.
W. EVERGREEN AVE.
W. SCHILLER ST.
N
. C
LYBO
U
R
N
AVE.
W. ELM ST.
W. HOBBIE ST.
W.CROSBYST.
W. NORTH
N.NORTHPARKAVE.
N.WELLSST.
N.ORLEANSST.
N.SEDGWICKST.
N.HUDSONAVE.
N.CLEVELANDAVE.
N.MOHAWKST.
N.LARRABEEST.
N.HALSTEDST.
CHICAGO
RIVER
STANTON PARK.
W. ELM ST.
WENDELL ST.
FRANKLINST.
N.ORLEANSST.
N.SEDGWICKST.
WELLSST.
W. ELM S
W. SCOTT ST.
OLD TOWN ST.
HOWEST.
N.LARRABEEST.
N.CAMBRIDGEST.
N.HUDSONAVE.
W. BLACKHAWK AVE.
W. EVERGREEN AVE.
N.HALSTEDST.
N
. C
LYBO
U
R
N
AVE.
W. SCOTT AVE.
BURLINGST.
SEWARD
PARK
W. EASTMAN ST.
W. NORTH AVE.
N.CAMBRIDGEST.
N.CLEAVELANDST.
N.CLEAVELANDST.
N.MOHAWKST.
NEW CITY
MIXED USE
DEVELOPMENT
N.LARRABEEST.
DURSO
PARK
NEAR NORTH FIELD
(NEW CPD PARK)
JESSE WHITE
CENTER
NEW CITY
NORTH TOWN
VILLAGE
TARGET STORE
PARKSIDE OF
OLD TOWN
JENNER
CPS
SKINNER NORTH
CPS
RIVER
VILLAGE
POINT
RIVER
VILLAGE
NORTH
RIVER
VILLAGE
SOUTH
DOMAIN
LOFTS
OLD TOWN
VILLAGE WEST
OLD TOWN
VILLAGE EAST
CHICAGO
QUEST
ORCHARD
PARK
OLD TOWN
SQUARE
MARSHALL
FIELD
GARDENS
NEW
MIXED USE
BUILDING
THE
LARRABEE
RENAISSANCE
MOHAWK
NORTH
AND
PARTNERS
SEWARD
PARK
EVERGREENST.
CROSBYSTREET
FRONTIERST
PROJECT BOUNDARY
RECOMMENDED MODIFIED, REDEDICATED AND NEW STREE
RESIDENTIAL - LOW (1 - 4 STORIES)
RESIDENTIAL - MED (5 - 7 STORIES)
RESIDENTIAL - HIGH (8+ STORIES)
MIXED USE: COMMERCIAL w/ RESIDENTIAL ABOVE (1 - 7 STO
MIXED USE: COMMERCIAL w/ RESIDENTIAL ABOVE (8 + STOR
CULTURAL w/ RESIDENTIAL ABOVE (8+ STORIES)
PUBLIC OPEN SPACE (CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT)
OTHER OPEN SPACE (PRIVATELY MAINTAINED / OWNED)
0
50'
100'
200'
500'
N
DRAFT DEVELOPMENT ZONE PLAN
PHASING DEVELOPMENT PACELS
12.02.2014 - DRAFT
DEVELOPMENT ZONE PLAN WITH PHASING
PHASING LEGEND:
Phase I
Phase II
Phase III
* Pending resolution of current litigation, the Francis Cabrini Rowhouses site will be developed as a single-phase RFP.
** Plans for these parcels are on hold for further study related to traffic congestion.
*
**
100 500
2000
N
LEGEND:
NNRI Boundary
Project area
Residential -
low density
Residential -
medium density
Residential -
higher density
Mixed use:
medium density
commercial with
residential above
Mixed use:
higher density
commercial with
residential above
Rehabbed units
Parkside of Old Town
Buildings
Public parks
(Chicago Park District)
Recommended
modified, rededicated
and new streets
Existing building
Proposed / Future
building
Consent Decree
Parcel
On Hold
N.KINGSBURYST.
W. ELM ST.
W. HOBBIE ST.
W.CROSBYST.
N.KINGSBURYST.
N.OGDEN
AVE.
E.
W. ELM ST.
W. HOBBIE ST.
W.CROSBYST.
CHICAGO
RIVER
STANTON PARK.
W. ELM ST.
WENDELL ST.
N.ORLEANSST.
N.SEDGWICKST.
W. SCOTT ST.
OLD TOWN ST.
HOWEST.
N.LARRABEEST.
N.CAMBRIDGEST.
N.HUDSONAVE.
W. BLACKHAWK AVE.
W. EVERGREEN AVE.
N.HALSTEDST.
N
. C
LYBO
U
R
N
AVE.
W. SCOTT AVE.
BURLINGST.
SEWARD
PARK
W. EASTMAN ST.
N.CAMBRIDGEST.
N.CLEAVELANDST.
N.CLEAVELANDST.
N.MOHAWKST.
NEW CITY
MIXED USE
DEVELOPMENT
N.LARRABEEST.
N.KINGSBURYST.
N.OGDEN
AVE.
E.
W. ELM ST.
W. HOBBIE ST.
W.CROSBYST.
CHICAGO
RIVER
STANTON PARK.
W. ELM ST.
WENDELL ST.
N.ORLEANSST.
N.SEDGWICKST.
W. SCOTT ST.
OLD TOWN ST.
HOWEST.
N.LARRABEEST.
N.CAMBRIDGEST.
N.HUDSONAVE.
W. BLACKHAWK AVE.
W. EVERGREEN AVE.
N.HALSTEDST.
N
. C
LYBO
U
R
N
AVE.
W. SCOTT AVE.
BURLINGST.
SEWARD
PARK
W. EASTMAN ST.
N.CAMBRIDGEST.
N.CLEAVELANDST.
N.CLEAVELANDST.
N.MOHAWKST.
NEW CITY
MIXED USE
DEVELOPMENT
N.LARRABEEST.
DURSO
PARK
NEAR NORTH FIELD
(NEW CPD PARK)
JESSE WHITE
CENTER
NEW CITY
NORTH TOWN
VILLAGE
TARGET STORE
PARKSIDE OF
OLD TOWN
JENNER
CPS
SKINNER NORTH
CPS
RIVER
VILLAGE
POINT
RIVER
VILLAGE
NORTH
RIVER
VILLAGE
SOUTH
DOMAIN
LOFTS
OLD TOWN
VILLAGE WEST
OLD TOWN
VILLAGE EAST
CHICAGO
QUEST
ORCHARD
PARK
OLD TOWN
SQUARE
MARSHALL
FIELD
GARDENS
NEW
MIXED USE
BUILDING
THE
LARRABEE
MOHAWK
NORTH
AND
PARTNERS
SEWARD
PARK
EVERGREENST.
CROSBYSTREET
FRONTIERST
PROJECT BOUNDARY
RECOMMENDED MODIFIED, REDEDICA
RESIDENTIAL - LOW (1 - 4 STORIES)
RESIDENTIAL - MED (5 - 7 STORIES)
RESIDENTIAL - HIGH (8+ STORIES)
MIXED USE: COMMERCIAL w/ RESIDEN
MIXED USE: COMMERCIAL w/ RESIDEN
CULTURAL w/ RESIDENTIAL ABOVE (8
PUBLIC OPEN SPACE (CHICAGO PARK
OTHER OPEN SPACE (PRIVATELY MAI
0
50'
100'
200'
500'
N
DRAFT DEVELOPMENT ZONE PLAN
PHASING DEVELOPMENT PACELS
12.02.2014 - DRAFT
PHASING LEGEND:
Phase I
Phase II
Phase III
* Pending resolution of current litigation, the Francis Cabrini Rowhouses site will be developed as a single-phase RFP.
** Plans for these parcels are on hold for further study related to traffic congestion.
*
**
low density
Residential -
medium density
Residential -
higher density
Mixed use:
medium density
commercial with
residential above
Mixed use:
higher density
commercial with
residential above
Rehabbed units
Parkside of Old Town
Buildings
Public parks
(Chicago Park District)
Recommended
modified, rededicated
and new streets
Existing building
Proposed / Future
building
Consent Decree
Parcel
On Hold