The Josiah Co-Housing Community will be developed in a 125,000 square foot, five story industrial building in North Lawndale at 4100 W. Fillmore. The building is a structurally sound brick building in an area that is zoned Manufacturing M1-2.
The first floor, 25,000 square feet will be dedicated to common space. The design will include a kitchen and dining area, hangout/recreational space, a lecture hall, meeting rooms, a fitness center, a workshop, a library, a chapel, a day-care facility and a production studio.
The second floor will include guest apartments for guest speakers and visitors and dorm rooms for students who will stay temporarily in a hostel living arrangement.
The third, fourth and fifth stories will consist of condo units which will be owned by the co-housing residents. These will include one, two and three bedroom units which will have a basic design and finishes chosen by the buyers.
The third, fourth and fifth floors will house individually-owned condos, desinged in a way to encourage community, with windows looking out into hallways, "front porches" and other design innovations. Homeowners that buy in early will get the chance to design their own units.
The development will include parking, possibly indoors, a shared tool workshop, a roof top garden and a dog run.
