Check Out The Strand Artists Lofts in Woodlawn

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Starving artists may at last be able to find a place to live at The Strand Artists Lofts in Woodlawn. Three community meetings about the affordable, south side condominium

Artists rendering of The Strand Artists Lofts in Woodlawn.

development are scheduled, including Saturday July 12, Sunday July 20, and Saturday July 26. Meetings will be held at the Grand Ballroom located at 6351 S. Cottage Grove Ave. (1/2 block from The Strand).

The Strand Hotel was a major commercial and entertainment venue during the roaring 1920s.

The Strand Artists Lofts is steps away from the Chicago Transit Authority’s 63rd Street Green line station and Cottage Grove Avenue bus line. Just a few blocks south is the planned Lerner Center for the Creative and Performing Arts at the University of Chicago.

The complex will complement the building’s historic architecture and will feature an intercom system, hardwood floors, large sliding windows, on-site parking, wide doorways and halls, an elevator and other amenities.

The Strand Artists Lofts will offer 36 homes, ranging from 960 to 1060 square feet. Prime ground floor commercial space is also available. Housing preference will be given to applicants who can demonstrate an active pursuit and commitment to an art form through a body of work, experience, and/or training. Candidates will be interviewed by a panel of arts and community representatives.

Interested? Click here for more information.

Please RSVP by phone (773) 784-7900 or by email to noelia.vega@ameritech.net.