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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
David Roeder

Auburn Gresham project heralds progress for Invest South/West developments

A rendering of an apartment project planed at 838 W. 79th St. (Provided)

Real estate projects due as part of Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s Invest South/West program have until now been a matter of design reviews and promises. Wednesday, the promises start turning into construction.

City officials and developers were expected to break ground Wednesday on a $43 million improvement to a stretch of Auburn Gresham at 79th and Halsted streets. The mix of affordable housing with commercial space is the first of a dozen developments tied to the program to get started.

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