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Edwin Berry Manor Apartments 737 E 69th Street, Chicago, IL 60637 / 57 units

Edwin Berry Manor Apartments is a senior rental property in the Woodlawn area in Chicago, Illinois. Berry Manor Apartments consists of fifty-seven (57) apartments in an 8-story residential building with 14 parking spaces. There is a mix of studio and one-bedroom apartments with one bathroom along with a single two-bedroom staff unit. The Woodlawn neighborhood, an historically African American community in Chicago, is located just south of the Hyde

Park neighborhood in Chicago’s South Side. The future site of the Obama Library will be located in Jackson Park, which is adjacent to the Woodlawn neighborhood and about two miles northeast of this property. A new Jewel Osco opened one mile north in early 2019, serving both the Hyde Park and Woodlawn communities. Woodlawn had been considered by some as a food desert until this time. The property is immediately surrounded by Martin Temple AME Zion Church and a mix of housing types. A substantial rehabilitation of the property was completed in 2023.

The Mark Twain 111 W Division Street, Chicago, IL 60610 / 148 units

Built in 1932, The Mark Twain is located just steps away from the newly renovated CTA Red Line. Both are located in Chicago’s Historic Gold Coast neighborhood. Nearby to transportation, restaurants and more, the Mark Twain Hotel offers a convenient place to live in a thriving neighborhood. This historic five-story, elevator building functions as an SRO (single resident occupancy) hotel. It contains 148 SRO units with private bathrooms. This property also includes a lobby and eight retail stores on the ground floor, a parlor for

community activities, and a laundry room for residents’ use. The building is conveniently located above the Chicago Transit Authority’s red line train service, providing 24-hour citywide public transportation. The rehabilitation of historic Mark Twain hotel in Chicago was a landmark achievement for NHPF. With work beginning in 2018, this substantial renovation of a historically significant property transformed the building from a significant but aged affordable housing resource into a modern, desirable SRO property in the heart of Chicago’s Gold Coast neighborhood. All units were converted into true studio apartments with the addition of full kitchens. Other upgrades included façade preservation, new windows, a new HVAC system, updated electrical and plumbing fixtures, and updated bathrooms. Common areas were also historically restored and a new outdoor roof deck added for residents’ use. Construction was completed in 2020.

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