Raymond Hilliard Homes
Cermak Road and State Street, Chicago, Illinois
Designed by Bertrand Goldberg and completed in 1966, the Raymond Hilliard Homes was the last public high rise complex built in Chicago. The 2004-07 complete rehabilitation and exterior restoration resulted in 654 one, two, three and four bedroom family and senior units. The complex consists of two 22 story family apartment high rises, two 16 story senior apartment buildings with a one story connecting activity and management building all within a landscaped campus (designed by Alfred Caldwell) with outdoor theater. The rehabilitation involved the insertion of a new freight/passenger elevator core within each family building along with a new poured in place single story entry building. Within each family building the unit mix was altered by combining units as required by saw cutting through the existing poured in place concrete demising walls. Overall all the buildings received new mechanical, plumbing and electrical services and equipment. Each family and senior unit was completely rehabbed with new finishes, appliances, and fixtures. The exterior was restored according to the Department of the Interior's historic preservation guidelines and documentation standards, including new thermally improved aluminum replacement windows manufactured to replicate the original fenestration profile. The project received the 2007 HUD Secretary/National Trust award for Excellence in Historic Preservation.
Client: Holsten Management and Real Estate Development Corporation
Team: Linn-Mathes, Inc., General Contractor; Greene and Proppe Design, Inc., interior design; Eskanazi, Farrell and Fodor, SE; Creative Systems & Assoc., M/E/P; Christian-Roge & Associates, CE; Joe Karr & Assoc., LA;
Government Participation: City of Chicago Department of Planning; U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; Illinois Housing Development Authority; Illinois Historic Preservation Agency
Scope: 654 family and senior affordable apartments and associated programmed spaces and offices