The Chicago Housing Authority chose a new development team to transform 7 acres near the old Cabrini-Green public housing complex, several months after financial pressures forced the original developers to back out of the project.

The CHA approved plans for Cabrini New Vision to redevelop the vacant property at Clybourn Avenue and Larrabee Street. The company is a joint venture between Evergreen Real Estate Group and KLEO Enterprises.

The duo was selected last week, after the CHA reissued request for proposals in March. The proposal used an address of 1450 N. Larrabee St. for the site, an irregular wedge-shaped parcel once home to Near North High School and next to a park. The high school closed in 2001, and the CHA demolished the building in 2023. The last Cabrini high-rise was torn dow

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