Current Green Projects

Name:    7th District Police Station	View Images
Address:   1438 West 63rd Street	Ward:   16
Description:   The New 7th District Police Station will be located on the northwest corner of S. Loomis and W. 63rd Street. PD #7 will accommodate approximately 247 parking spaces located on the 4 acre site. PD #7 is a 2 story, 44,000 square foot masonry structure. The Program for PD #7 includes a Spacious Public Lobby, a Community Room, Community Relations Offices, Administrative Offices, Male and Female Locker Rooms for 400 Officers, Workout Room, and Garage Space, a Lock-Up Containing 12 Cells and 4 Group Holding Cells, Pre-Processing and Processing Areas, and a Sallyport. The facility also includes state-of-the-art command and communication infrastructure, and video arraignment linking the lock-up to the courtroom. The new station will be twice the size of the current Englewood District Police Station that was built in 1954 at 6120 S. Racine Ave. LEED Features: This project is designed to achieve the goal of LEED “Gold” Certification and includes a "Green" roof over 50% of the roof area, a turbine generator waste heat recovery system, and a sophisticated building energy management system.
Architect of Record:   VOA Associates, Inc.
General Contractors:   Old Veteran Construction, Inc.
General Contractors:   Castle Construction Corporation
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LEED Strategy (October, 2007)

Name:    9th District Police Station	View Images
Address:   3120 South Halsted	Ward:   11
Description:   A 2 story, 44,000 SF masonry. This project includes a 226 car parking garage structure and 24 surface parking spaces and is contained on a 2.67 acre site. The new facility includes features such as a spacious public lobby, a Community Room, a Community Relations Office, a secured viewing and line up room, a separate two station entrance (Sallyport) for arrested personnel, a video arraignment room, a telecommunication room, a fitness room, a video wall roll call room, a security monitoring system, and a quiet room for officers. The new station will be nearly five times the size of the current Deering District Police Station which was built in 1938 at 3501 S. Lowe Avenue. LEED Features: This project is designed to achieve the goal of LEED “Gold” Certification and includes a "Green" roof over 50% of the roof area, a turbine generator waste heat recovery system, environmentally friendly and recycled material usage, and a sophisticated building energy management system. Firms prequalified to bid on this project: Berglund Construction Castle Construction Castle & D&S Midwest Construction FHP Tectonics IHC Construction Co., LLC The Lombard Company Michuda Construction, Inc. FH Paschen / SN Nielsen & Assoc., LLC Powers & Sons Construction Co., Inc. The George Sollitt Construction Co. George Sollitt Co. / Oakley Construction Joint Venture Walsh Construction Company
Architect of Record:   Wight & Company
General Contractors:   FHP Tectonics Corp.
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LEED Strategy (October, 2007)

Name:    12th District Police Station	View Images
Address:   Ashland between 14th & 15th	Ward:   2
Description:   A 2 story, 44,000 sq. ft. masonry prototype. This facility will include 250 surface parking spaces. The facilities are located on a 4.0 acre site. The new facility is five times the size of the facility it is replacing. The new facility includes features such as a community room, a secured viewing and line up room, a separate entrance (Sallyport) for arrested personnel, a video arraignment room, a telecommunication room, a fitness room, a video wall roll call room, security monitoring system, and a quiet room. LEED Features: This project is designed to achieve the goal of LEED “Gold” Certification and includes a turbine generator waste heat recovery system, green roof over 50%, roof and paving selected to reduce heat island effects, environmentally friendly and recycled material usage, and a sophisticated building energy management system. Firms prequalified to bid on this project: Berglund Construction Castle Construction Castle & D&S Midwest Construction FHP Tectonics IHC Construction Co., LLC The Lombard Company Michuda Construction, Inc. FH Paschen / SN Nielsen & Assoc., LLC Powers & Sons Construction Co., Inc. The George Sollitt Construction Co. George Sollitt Co. / Oakley Construction Joint Venture Walsh Construction Company
Architect of Record:   VOA Associates, Inc.
Owner's Representatives:   R. M. Chin & Associates
General Contractors:   All-Bry Construction, Inc.
LEED Strategy (October, 2007)

Name:    23rd District Police Station	View Images
Address:   Addison & Halsted	Ward:   44
Description:   The new 23rd District Police Station will replace the existing police station located at 3600 N. Halsted. The current station was built in the 1930’s and does not have adequate space or amenities to service the Town Hall District. The new station, to be constructed at the corner of W. Addison and N. Fremont, will consist of a two story 44,000 square foot masonry building with a design based on the prototype for other new police stations that have been built throughout the City. The project is designed to accommodate a staff of 450 people over three shifts and will contain male/female locker rooms, roll call room, exercise room, sallyport, holding cells, interview rooms, evidence areas, 100 seat community room, administrative and general offices and a 150 foot communications tower. LEED Features: This project will be designed to achieve the goal of LEED “Gold” Certification and includes a turbine generator waste heat recovery system, heat island effect reduction pavement, drought resistant landscaping, and a sophisticated building energy management system.
Architect of Record:   Wight & Company

Name:    Austin Area High School
Address:   Kenton, Harrison, & Kilpatrick	Ward:   24

Name:    Avondale Irving Park Area Elementary	View Images
Address:   Springfield & Milwaukee	Ward:   30
Description:   This project will implement the ‘C’ shaped prototypical design to serve 900 students, ranging from Pre-Kindergarten through 8th Grade. This 106,000 SF, three floor, steel frame and masonry construction building will include science, computer, music, and art classrooms, in addition to library, gymnasium, and dining facilities. LEED features: This prototype building is targeted to achieve LEED for Schools minimum "Silver" level certification, including 50% green roof.
Architect of Record:   Schroeder Murchie Niemiec Gazda-Auskalnis Architects, Ltd.

Name:    Back of the Yards High School
Address:   47th & Hoyne	Ward:   12
Description:   This project will follow the new CPS High School prototype design including a 200,000 sf masonry exterior building with a combination gymnasium/auditorium, a natatorium, music, art and library facilities to accommodate 1200 students. This school is anticipated to open in Fall 2011. LEED Features: This prototype building is targeted to achieve LEED for Schools minimum "Silver" level certification, including 25% green roof.

Name:    Belmont-Cragin Area Elementary School	View Images
Address:   2231 North Central Avenue	Ward:   37
Description:   This is a 106,000 sf three story facility based on the Prototype design that will be built on 5.9 acres and will house approximately 900 students. This state of the art building will include a theatrical stage, science classrooms, visual & performing art, physical education, a warming kitchen that will serve hot meals, library and resource center along with Administrative Offices. There will be parking to accommodate 222 vehicles for the new school and adjacent Hanson Stadium. This school will open in the fall of 2009. LEED Features: This building will incorporate the sustainable design criteria required by the USGBC to achieve LEED "Silver" Certification, including 25% green roof. Firms Eligible to Bid on this Project: Blinderman Construction Company, Inc. FH Paschen / SN Nielsen & Assoc., LLC FHP Tectonics Corp. IHC Construction Co., LLC James McHugh Construction Co K.R. Miller Contractors The George Sollitt Construction Co. The Lombard Company Michuda Construction, Inc Powers & Sons Construction Co Ragnar Benson Construction Sollitt/Industria Joint Venture Sollitt/Oakley Construction Joint Venture Walsh Construction Company
Architect of Record:   STL Architects, Inc.
General Contractors:   Sollitt/Brown & Momen JV
LEED Strategy (October, 2007)

Name:    Beverly Branch Library	View Images
Address:   1962 West 95th	Ward:   19
Description:   Based on the prototype design, this new 16,350 SF, 1-story full service branch library, housing the District Office and Storage, will have on-site parking for 21 vehicles, a landscaped reading garden and improvements to the public way. LEED Features: This project is designed to achieve LEED Certification. Firms eligible to bid on this project: Blindermann Construction Company, Inc. Boller Construction Company, Inc. Burling Builders, Inc. FH Paschen / SN Nielsen & Assoc., LLC FHP Tectonics Corp. The George Sollitt Construction Co. George Sollitt Co. / Oakley Construction Joint Venture IHC Construction Co., LLC James McHugh Construction Co K.R. Miller Contractors, Inc. The Lombard Company Michuda Construction, Inc. Old Veteran Construction, Inc. Paul Borg Construction Company Reyes Group Ltd. Scale Construction Inc. Walsh Construction Company
Architect of Record:   Ilekis Associates
General Contractors:   Blinderman Construction Company, Inc.
LEED Strategy (October, 2007)

Name:    Boone Clinton Elementary School	View Images
Address:   6700 North Whipple	Ward:   50
Description:   A prototypical, 3 story, steel frame and masonry 105,000 sf school with standard elementary school amenities. This school is scheduled to open fall of 2010. LEED features: This building will incorporate the sustainable design criteria required by the USGBC to achieve LEED “Silver” Certification.
Architect of Record:   Muller & Muller Architects

Name:    Bouchet Math & Science Academy Addition
Address:   74th & Jeffrey	Ward:   5

Name:    Brighton Park II Elementary School	View Images
Address:   48th & Rockwell	Ward:   14
Description:   This project is to be located at 48th Street and Western Avenue. The school will be the CPS 'L'-shaped prototype design, also including a parking lot for approximately 25 cars, and an area designated for a future playground. This school is anticipated to open in Fall 2010. LEED Features: This project is to obtain a LEED “Silver” Certification.
Architect of Record:   Architrave

Name:    Brighton Park I Elementary School	View Images
Address:   38th & St. Louis	Ward:   12
Description:   A prototypical, 3 story, steel frame and masonry 105,000 sf school with standard elementary school amenities. This school is scheduled to open fall of 2010. LEED features: This building will incorporate the sustainable design criteria required by the USGBC to achieve LEED “Silver” Certification.
Architect of Record:   STR Partners, LLC

Name:    Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy
Address:   250 East 111th Street	Ward:   9
Description:   This two story addition will include an auditorium, gymnasium, locker rooms, music rooms and a natatorium. LEED Features: This project has a target goal of LEED “Silver” Certification.

Name:    Miles Davis Academy	View Images
Address:   6730 South Paulina	Ward:   15
Description:   The new three-story is approximately 100,000 square feet and will serve 600 students. The design consists of a new three-story facility made of steel framing and predominantly brick construction. The facility features: Modern classrooms, Art room, Multipurpose room, Science room, Library and Gymnasium LEED Features: This project has a goal of LEED “Silver” Certification.
Architect of Record:   Ilekis Associates
Owner's Representatives:   Tishman Construction Corporation of Illinois
General Contractors:   George Sollitt Construction/Oakley Construction JV
LEED Strategy (October, 2007)

Name:    Engine 18	View Images
Address:   1360 South Blue Island	Ward:   2
Description:   An 18,000 sq. ft., 1-story masonry Fire Station based on the Prototype Design. Lessons Learned from previous Engine Company projects have been incorporated into the design. The project includes surface parking for 32 vehicles and is situated on 1.52 acres. It replaces the existing Engine Company 18 located at 1123 West Roosevelt Road which was built in 1873. The facility features oversized doors to accommodate today’s larger emergency vehicles, a circular driveway for safer and faster ingress and egress of the facility, a state-of-the-art emergency communication system, a state-of-the-art watch tower, firefighter and officer quarters, bathroom and locker-room facilities for men and women, and a workout facility. LEED Features: This Project will include a solar thermal domestic water heating system and will achieve LEED “Silver” Certification.
Architect of Record:   GREC Architects LLC
Owner's Representatives:   Tishman Construction Corporation of Illinois
General Contractors:   The Lombard Company
LEED Strategy (October, 2007)

Name:    Engine 70	View Images
Address:   6030 North Clark	Ward:   40
Description:   A 21,000 sq. ft., 1-story masonry Fire Station based on the Prototype Design. Lessons Learned from previous Engine Company projects have been incorporated into the design. The project includes surface parking for 41 vehicles and is situated on 2.62 acres. The facility features oversized doors to accommodate today’s larger emergency vehicles, a circular driveway for safer and faster ingress and egress of the facility, a state-of-the-art emergency communication system, a training room, an exterior apparatus training area, a state-of-the-art watch tower, firefighter and officer quarters, bathroom and locker-room facilities for men and women and a workout facility. LEED Features: This project will include a solar thermal domestic water heating system. This project has a goal of LEED "Silver" Certification.
Architect of Record:   Bauer Latoza Studio
Owner's Representatives:   Tishman Construction Corporation of Illinois
General Contractors:   Castle Construction Corporation
LEED Strategy (October, 2007)

Name:    Engine 102	View Images
Address:   7340 North Clark Street	Ward:   49
Description:   A 14,000 square foot, one-story masonry Fire Station, based on the prototype design. Lessons learned from previous engine company projects have been incorporated into the design. The project includes surface parking for 32 cars and it is situated on a 1.05 acre site. The facility features oversized doors to accommodate today’s larger emergency vehicles, a circular driveway for safer and faster ingress and egress of the facility, a state-of-the-art emergency communication system, a state-of-the-art watch tower, firefighter and officer quarters, bathroom and locker-room facilities for men and women and a workout facility. LEED Features: This facility will include a solar thermal domestic water heating system and will achieve LEED “Silver” Certification.
Architect of Record:   Fox & Fox
Owner's Representatives:   Tishman Construction Corporation of Illinois
General Contractors:   Burling Builders, Inc.
LEED Strategy (October, 2007)

Name:    Engine 109	View Images
Address:   2215-2359 South Kedzie	Ward:   24
Description:   Currently acquiring property on the east side of the 2300 block of South Kedzie Avenue. This station will replace one that dates back to 1907. A new 1-story 14,000 square-foot facility consisting of steel framing with exterior brick veneer, a burnished block interior, and terrazzo flooring. The building includes accommodations for up to 20 firefighters, which includes 4 officer quarters. Apparatus bay to store all vehicles – 3 inbound doors and 3 outbound doors with Fifty two foot circular driveway designed for ease of maneuvering of all fire vehicles. On site landscaping and fenced parking for 31 vehicles are part of the site development. LEED Features: Project will be LEED "Silver" certified with Green roof over 50 percent of roof area to reduce storm water run off, use of Drought tolerant landscaping, on-site storm water retention system, roof mounted solar panels to provide source of renewable energy, recycling of construction waste and green building housekeeping using products and materials that are environmentally friendly.

Name:    Engine 121	View Images
Address:   1724 West 95th Street	Ward:   19
Description:   An 18,000 sq. ft., 1-story masonry based on the Prototype Design. Lessons Learned from previous Engine Company projects have been incorporated into the design. The project includes surface parking for 34 vehicles and is situated on 2.62 acres The facility features oversized doors to accommodate today’s larger emergency vehicles, a circular driveway for safer and faster ingress and egress of the facility, a state-of-the-art emergency communication system, a state-of-the-art watch tower, firefighter and officer quarters, bathroom and locker-room facilities for men and women, and a workout facility. This station will replace one on the same block that dates back to 1914. LEED Features: This project will include a solar thermal domestic water heating system and will achieve LEED “Silver” Certification.
Architect of Record:   DLR Group
General Contractors:   Pacific Construction Services
Owner's Representatives:   Tishman Construction Corporation of Illinois
LEED Strategy (October, 2007)
Grand Opening Invitation

Name:    Ford Calumet Environmental Center	View Images
Address:   130th & Torrence	Ward:   10
Description:   The City of Chicago Department of Environment and the PBC propose to construct a new environmental center in the Hegewisch Marsh Area. The Ford Calumet Environmental Center will be comprised of exhibit spaces, classrooms, an auditorium, staff offices, researcher bunkroom, and various support spaces. LEED Features: The building and site development will be designed to achieve a LEED “Platinum” rating. The project includes geothermal systems, wind turbines, wastewater treatment wetlands, a biomass boiler, recycled slag and glass for flooring, recycled steel from the local area for support beams and mesh for the porch, and wood from the only remaining lumber mill in Chicago. These and many other unique design elements emphasize the importance of acquiring local, recycled materials, using materials in the building that can be recycled themselves, conserving energy and water and reducing waste.
Architect of Record:   Studio/Gang/Architects
LEED Strategy (October, 2007)

Name:    Gale School Community Center	View Images
Address:   1610 West Howard	Ward:   49
Description:   The Gale School Community center will be built in the Rogers Park community. It will feature a competition-sized gymnasium, with two full-sized athletic courts that will accommodate basketball, volleyball and other activities. At 18,325 square feet, the facility will also include a fitness room, a spacious club room that can be divided into two smaller rooms, two administrative offices and men's and women's locker rooms with showers that will be fully accessible for people with disabilities. The building will also include environmentally friendly features, such as low-consumption water fixtures, and a partial green roof, which will capture rainwater and return a portion back to the atmosphere.
General Contractors:   FHP Tectonics Corp.
Architect of Record:   Perkins & Will

Name:    Grand Crossing Branch Library
Address:   73rd & Ellis	Ward:   5
Description:   This new 7,200 sf, one-story, full service branch library is based on the prototype design. LEED features: This building will be designed to achieve LEED "Silver" Certification.

Name:    Haas Park
Address:   2404 North Washtenaw Avenue	Ward:   1
Description:   This proposed 18,500 S.F. single story building will include: Competition size gymnasium, Storage areas, 2 toilet/locker rooms, Fitness room, Club rooms, Pantry, Unisex toilet/changing room and Administrative support offices. The proposed building construction will consist of load bearing pre-cast concrete wall panels and non load bearing curtain wall systems, skylights and clerestory windows for effective day lighting as well as a green roofing system. The new building will replace the existing Fieldhouse located at the corner of W. Fullerton and N. Washtenaw. It will be located on the site of the existing Tee-ball field. New landscaped areas will flank three sides of the building to provide a buffer zone from the surrounding vehicle traffic noises as well as site drainage support. LEED Features: This project will achieve the PBC goal of LEED “Silver” Certification.

Name:    Langston Hughes/Davis Development Elementary	View Images
Address:   240 West 104th Street	Ward:   34
Description:   This one story 103,000 SF elementary school designed for 840 Pre-K through 8th grade students. This state-of-the-art school will include 30 classrooms; Music, Science, Art, Library, Dining, and Gymnasium. The exterior finish will be mostly a masonry material. This site will have two parking lots with a capacity of the spaces, playground areas, and a hard surface ball field. LEED Features: The Discovery Garden of native plantings will be watered with rain water captured in a cistern, and the play areas use high reflectivity pavement to reduce urban heat island effects. This project has a target goal of LEED "Silver" Certification. Firms Eligible to Bid on this Project: Blinderman Construction Company, Inc. FH Paschen / SN Nielsen & Assoc., LLC FHP Tectonics Corp. IHC Construction Co., LLC James McHugh Construction Co K.R. Miller Contractors The George Sollitt Construction Co. The Lombard Company Michuda Construction, Inc Powers & Sons Construction Co Ragnar Benson Construction Sollitt/Industria Joint Venture Sollitt/Oakley Construction Joint Venture Walsh Construction Company
Architect of Record:   Schroeder Murchie Niemiec Gazda-Auskalnis Architects, Ltd.
General Contractors:   George Sollitt Construction/Oakley Construction JV
LEED Strategy (October, 2007)

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