839 W 79th St
Chicago, IL 60620
AG Healthy Lifestyle Building · Property For Lease

“Auburn Gresham Healthy Life Style Technology Hub,” is a catalytic development project that will not only spur additional development along the business district, but will also bring back to life a once prominent commercial building that has stood ominously vacant for twenty years. The building is located in Auburn Gresham, community area #71 as designated by the city of Chicago, 17th Aldermanic Ward, the 79th Street Corridor TIF District and the LISC Chicago-led Southwest Corridor Collaborative (SWCC) at the 79th & Halsted development node. Auburn Gresham Healthy Life Style Technology Hub redevelopment project is being implemented as part of the recently completed Auburn Gresham Quality of Life plan (QoL) which lists several strategies and tasks to improve the quality of life of residents in Auburn Gresham and surrounding communities. When complete, the redevelopment of the vacant building into the Auburn Gresham Healthy Life Style Technology Hub will have a positive economic impact and directly respond to the community’s quality of life plan including but not limited to workforce development – 120 temporary construction jobs, meet or exceed the City of Chicago’s MBE/WBE goal of 26%/6%, respectively, the creation of 100 living wage jobs within the community – access to health and wellness services “Hub”, technology and educational enhancements, along with community development services supporting youth, seniors, families and disenfranchised serving the greater south side.