Legends South
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Legends South is proposed mixed-income housing development located in the Bronzeville neighborhood of the South Side of Chicago
. It will include nearly 2,400 new mixed-income rental and home ownership units. In 1996 HOPE VI
funds were granted specifically for Legends South to replace the infamous Robert Taylor Homes
.
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
. It will include nearly 2,400 new mixed-income rental and home ownership units. In 1996 HOPE VI
HOPE VI
HOPE VI is a plan by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. It is meant to revitalize the worst public housing projects in the United States into mixed-income developments. Its philosophy is largely based on New Urbanism and the concept of Defensible space.The program began...
funds were granted specifically for Legends South to replace the infamous Robert Taylor Homes
Robert Taylor Homes
Robert Taylor Homes was a housing project in the Bronzeville neighborhood of the South Side of Chicago, on State Street between Pershing Road and 54th Street alongside the Dan Ryan Expressway.-History:...
.