Construction Project Local Hiring Site
DFSS BRONZEVILLE REGIONAL SENIOR CENTER PROJECT
BRINGING THE BRONZEVILLE COMMUNITY TOGETHER
Construction Project Local Hiring Site
DFSS BRONZEVILLE REGIONAL SENIOR CENTER PROJECT
BRINGING THE BRONZEVILLE COMMUNITY TOGETHER
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Design Build Team
About the DFSS Bronzeville Senior Center Project
The DFSS Bronzeville Regional Senior Center programming calls for a 25,000-square-foot building at 4711–55 S. Calumet Ave. in Bronzeville. The center will be built on vacant, city-owned land one block from the 47th Street Green Line train station. The Chicago Department of Family & Support Services will operate the facility, which will feature 38 parking spaces, office and event space, and a fitness room.
The project will maximize efficiency with the use of natural light, and a mechanical system and building designed to reduce energy consumption while providing a comfortable environment for building activities. Potable water use will be reduced through plumbing fixture selection and native and adaptive plantings in the landscaping immediately surrounding the project. It will be designed to align with current code and ordinance, including the Chicago Sustainable Development Policy (SDP) (enacted in 2024) and the Energy Transformation Code (ETC) and Stormwater Ordinance,as well as the minimum LEED v4/v4.1 Silver Certification, as defined by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).The Sustainable Development Policy (SDP) Matrix strategies are to include Bird Protection and Exceed Energy Transformation Code by 10%.
The project scope is anticipated to include but is not limited to a new, approximately+/- 25,000 sq. ft., two-story facility where a variety of social, educational & recreational activities are experienced by Chicago’s senior community. This center will have state of the art comforts that allow seniors to feel at home while enjoying luxuries, building friendships, and strengthening themselves in mind and body. The Senior Center will serve Chicago seniors 60 years of age and older. Programming will consist of Fitness Exercise room, Wellness Program(dietician, Social Worker, Nurse, and Pharmacist), Golden Diner Program, and a computer class. There will be additional classes offered based on the preferences of seniors attending this center. Additionally, there will be special events (older American month celebration, Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc.).
The program area includes but not limited to; Entry/Reception/Lobby with security, Front Offices, Activity Rooms,Technology Center, Game Room, Movie Room, Dining Room with Commercial Warming Kitchen, Multi-purposeRooms, men’s and women’s restrooms with Janitor’s Closet, all-gender restroom, Two Passenger Elevators, Conference Room, Community Lounge, Admin Office Suite, storage, Fitness Room, Massage Room, outdoor terrace,utility rooms along with building support spaces.
The project will maximize efficiency with the use of natural light, and a mechanical system and building designed to reduce energy consumption while providing a comfortable environment for building activities. Potable water use will be reduced through plumbing fixture selection and native and adaptive plantings in the landscaping immediately surrounding the project. It will be designed to align with current code and ordinance, including the Chicago Sustainable Development Policy (SDP) (enacted in 2024) and the Energy Transformation Code (ETC) and Stormwater Ordinance,as well as the minimum LEED v4/v4.1 Silver Certification, as defined by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).The Sustainable Development Policy (SDP) Matrix strategies are to include Bird Protection and Exceed EnergyTransformation Code by 10%.
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