Groundbreaking Scheduled For Zion Woods Housing Development

Deerfield IL

09 October, 2021

11:20 AM

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Press release from Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church: Oct. 9, 2021 Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church of Deerfield, along with Housing Opportunity Development Corporation (HODC) and Brinshore Development, will host a groundbreaking ceremony at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, October 10, at 10 Deerfield Road, Deerfield, Illinois, to commemorate the start of Zion Woods, a workforce housing development in the northern Chicago suburb. The groundbreaking follows eight years of collaboration between the Zion Council and Congregation, HODC, Brinshore, the Village of Deerfield, the Illinois Housing Development Authority, and Lake County to provide the approvals and funding necessary to proceed with the development. "This is the culmination of a lot of work by a lot of people, and a lot of prayer," explains Reverend David Kyllo, Zion's pastor. "Zion has long been an advocate for ethnic and racial diversity and helping others. Zion Woods will be a place that people of various backgrounds - and who hold various roles in our community - can call home." HODC of Skokie, Illinois, specializes in the development of affordable housing developments in the greater Chicago area. Brinshore, located in Northbrook, is one of the preeminent affordable housing developers in the United States. These co-developers have targeted the summer of 2023 for the completion of Zion Woods, and will begin accepting applications in that same timeframe. "Thank you to Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church for their commitment to affordable housing and for their generous donation of land which makes this important project possible" said Richard Koenig, HODC Executive Director. The Zion Woods development will have a total of 25 units, with a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments which will be handicapped accessible. Designed by Eckenhoff Saunders Architects and built by BCM Construction, the new buildings will fit seamlessly into the neighborhood and will be green certified. Households earning less than about $45,000 annually will have the opportunity to apply for residency. HODC will be the manager of the property. The development will charge below market rents and target households who work in the area and persons with disabilities. This press release was produced by Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church. The views expressed here are the author's own.