Chicago Housing Authority

Holsten Human Capital Development founders Jackie and Peter Holsten, along with the non-profit’s board, hosted the Annual HHCD Community Sustainability Awards on Sept. 29. The awards event honored six area leaders for their contributions to sustaining communities: CHA Chairman Eugene “Gene” Jones for his thirty years of work in advancing the cause of affordable housing, Mid-America Real Estate Corp’s […]

The Rosenwald is redeveloped and reimagined to provide affordable housing for Bronzeville residents. From 1929 through the 1960s, the Michigan Boulevard Garden Apartments, dubbed by residents as “the Rosenwald,” was the bustling home of Chicago’s Black working families and booming retail storefronts. Julius Rosenwald, then president of Sears, Roebuck & Co., built the 454-unit complex, […]

Eugene “Gene” Jones, Chief Executive Officer for the Chicago Housing Authority, will be honored for his commitment to community sustainability at the Holsten Human Capital Development Annual Community Sustainability Awards. The awards honor individuals who have played a significant role in building healthy communities in the City of Chicago. “We can think of no one […]

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