Complying with Fair Housing Act accessibility regulations is good for business in the multifamily housing industry. People with disabilities are the only minority that can be discriminated against solely by the design of the built environment. Design requirements of the Fair Housing Amendments Act are intended to remedy this inequity. Today 61 million adult Americans …
Size 78,000 SF Construction Type New Construction LCM is providing architecture services for the Fields South mixed-use community that Green Street Realty is developing in Champaign, IL. Phase I of the development is completed. The Fields South Phase I parcel comprises two identical three-story buildings. Each 39,000 sf building houses 56 one- and two-bedroom apartments …
Size 90,600 SF Construction Type New Construction LCM Architects is providing architecture services to Green Street Realty for the Fields South mixed-use development in Champaign, IL. Phase II includes two, four-story buildings that feature 99 two-bedroom apartments and ground level commercial uses. The design creates two plazas by setting the buildings back from a main …
LCM is providing architecture services for Solace of Mahomet, a new 15.5 acre multifamily housing development in Mahomet. The master plan calls for 200 two and three bedroom rental units in low-rise structures. Multifamily housing scarce in this family-friendly community. An 8,000 sf clubhouse, featuring an outdoor swimming pool, gymnasium, and a mutli-purpose room, anchors …
Scope of Services Accessibility Plan Reviews Trainings Select Projects Include: Courthouse Square Wheaton Focus Spectre 831 Emerson 1717 Ridge Reserve at Glenview Focus is a premier residential developer and general contractor based in Chicago. The company has built a significant portfolio of multifamily housing projects in the city and suburbs since it’s founding in 1993. …
Size 32,000 SF Construction Type New Special Recognition Chicago Architect, feature Chicago Tribune, feature Military Advance Education, feature Falcons Landing Military Life Plan Community Blog, feature College Planning & Management, feature Student Housing Business, feature The University embraced a universal design approach in developing an innovative program and facility for veterans in higher education. The …
Construction Type Renovation LCM evaluated University of Chicago student housing buildings to determine how it would be feasible to provide a variety of accessible unit types in various locations around campus. Properties range from three-story apartment buildings to 80-unit buildings that were originally hotels. We designed the necessary alterations and provided oversight during construction of …
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development sponsors Fair Housing Accessibility FIRST to promote Fair Housing Act compliance. Nearly 40 million multifamily buildings are subject to the FHA’s design and construction requirements. As Program Manager for FHA FIRST, LCM provides technical guidance to the public through a comprehensive training curriculum, a toll-free Design and …
THIS EVENT HAS PASSED LCM’s Steve Montgomery, AIA, LEED AP and Armando Tobias, AIA will co-present ‘The Compelling Case for Inclusive Design in Senior Communities’ at the 2019 Environments for Aging conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. Integrating inclusive/universal design allows for flexibility to address specific needs among the user groups in any senior community. …
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