When Senior Housing News was looking for expert sources and examples for its “Strategies for Mixed-Use Development in Senior Living” report, we knew Taylor Johnson client Evergreen Real Estate Group would be an excellent resource. The firm’s new co-located housing projects — being developed in partnership with the Chicago Housing Authority in Chicago’s Irving Park and West Ridge neighborhoods — made for ideal case studies show how affordable senior housing can be paired with other uses like public library branches. Read more about the firm’s innovative approach to mixed-use senior living in this Senior Housing News story, and access the publication’s full report here.

The Independence Apartments and Independence Branch, located at 4022 W. Irving Park Road in Irving Park, is a 44-unit affordable independent senior living community attached to a public library. (Courtesy of John Ronan Architects and Evergreen Real Estate Group)