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Hyde Park Resident Honored!
Architect Chris Lee Receives the "Community Sustainability Award" From HHCD (NFP)
(Photo caption: HHCD Founder and Board Chair Jackie Holsten (left) and Holsten Real Estate Founder Peter Holsten (right) congratulate Architect Chris Lee of Johnson & Lee Architects Ltd. (center), Community Sustainability Award recipient. )
Jackie Taylor Holsten, Founder & Chair of the Board of HHCD (Holsten Human Capital Development), not-for-profit, was pleased to honor Hyde Park resident and architect Chris Lee with HHCD’s “Community Sustainability Award” for his efforts in aiding the growth of HHCD. Says Holsten, “Chris Lee was HHCD’s first architectural partner when we expanded our role of providing social services to residents of low-income properties to include the actual creation of low-income housing. With the assistance of Chris Lee and his firm, our not-for-profit was able to partner with Holsten Development to create 63 apartments in the 80,000 sq. ft. Historic Strand Hotel that was built at 63rd & Cottage in 1914 and which lay unoccupied for almost two decades. Chris showed us the way to redevelop a historic property into what is now a vibrant part of the community without losing its original glory. We honor him with this award as a token of our gratitude for all his assistance.”
Chris Lee is a partner with the award winning firm of Johnson & Lee Architects Ltd., and a long time member of the prestigious American Institute of Architecture
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The 2018 Community Sustainability Awards cocktail reception held at Loyola University’s Kasbeer Hall– themed “Come Help Us Grow” – also honored architects Pete Landon and Doug Farr – and art salon owner Laurie Glenn. The annual fundraiser raised a landmark amount of money, bringing HHCD closer to being able to purchase an HHCD van and expand the HHCD food pantry in Joliet.
Holsten Human Capital Development is a 501c3 non-profit organization with the mission of strengthening at-risk populations by expanding their access to viable resources that promote self-sufficiency, wellness, and stability. The agency provides social services to nearly 3,000 residents (low-income families, seniors, and single adults) of fifteen newly-built or rehabbed housing communities on the south, west and north sides of Chicago, and also Riverwalk Apartments in Joliet. HHCD works daily to empower clients to reach personal goals to improve their lives and their communities. https://www.hhcd.org/