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Auburn Gresham Healthy Lifestyle Hub

Address

839 W. 79th St.

Neighborhood

Auburn Gresham

Hours

Sat, Oct 14: 10am - 3pm

Sun, Oct 15: Closed

Photography Permitted Washrooms Available Wheelchair Accessible

Architect/Year

MKB Architects, 2022

Website

gagdc.org

Description

Anchoring a broad redevelopment effort along once-bustling 79th Street is this gut-renovated 1926 terra cotta building originally home to the Rusnak Bros. Furniture Store and Showroom. New occupant Auburn Gresham Healthy Lifestyle Hub was forged through a community-centered planning process and infused with $10 million from the Pritzker Traubert Foundation. It brings together a health center, pharmacy, bank, and workforce development offices. A new elevator core, washrooms and windows helped create a modern, bright office feel within the old structure. The building is located two blocks from the under-construction Auburn Park Metra Station, critical infrastructure for spurring the corridor's redevelopment.

Visitor Experience

The Healthy Lifestyle Hub will host a guided tour to include the history of the building and the Auburn Gresham neighborhood.