Bethel Commercial Center

Format
Brief

City
Chicago

State/Province
IL

Country
USA

Metro Area
Chicago

Project Type
Retail/Entertainment

Location Type
Other Central City

Land Uses
Education
Office
Restaurant
Retail

Keywords
Child-care facility
Collective action
Community collaboration
Employment services center
Energy-efficient
LEED Gold certified
Neighborhood revitalization
Transit-oriented development
ULI Awards for Excellence 2010 Winner
Water-efficient

Site Size
0.53 acres
acres hectares

Date Started
2003

Date Opened
2005

A brief is a short version of a case study.

Bethel Commercial Center is a mixed-use transit-oriented commercial center adjacent to a Green Line “L” station in a low-income neighborhood on Chicago’s west side. The 22,000-square-foot (2,044-m²) center includes ground-floor retail space, employment and job-training offices, a bank—the only full-service one in the neighborhood—and a daycare center, allowing residents to drop off and pick up children and to get to and from work, all without the use of a car. The building, which uses approximately 50 percent less energy than conventional construction, achieved a LEED-Gold rating in 2008.

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Owner/Developer
Bethel New Life
Chicago, IL

Design Architect
Farr Associates
Chicago, IL

Website
www.farrside.com/roomtoregion.aspx?cat=2&sub=1&id=1

Principal Author(s)
Theodore Thoerig, Patrick Pontius

ULI Awards for Excellence 2010 Winner