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Pacific Garden Mission May Have New Home

CHICAGO-A mainstay at 646 S. State St. for 82 years, Pacific Garden Mission's men's shelter could move to 527 W. 14th Pl., where the nonprofit group also would consolidate its women's shelter now operating at 955 W. Grand Ave.

By Mark Ruda | Updated on February 28, 2005

CHICAGO-Pacific Garden Mission’s men’s shelter at 646 S. State St. has been a South Loop fixture for 82 years. However, its days could be numbered, as a deal is in the works to sell the increasingly valuable property to the Chicago Public Schools and relocate to nearly two acres at 527 W. 14th Pl.

The plan commission recently endorsed Pacific Garden Mission’s attempt to build a 135,000-sf shelter, which would consolidate operations now on State Street as well as a women’s shelter at 955 W. Grand Ave. The proposed site, owned by Grandy, CT-based Envirotest Illinois, Inc. and used as an auto emissions testing site, is zoned for light industrial use. The rezoning to commercial use would allow for a shelter that could house 916 overnight, a dining room, classrooms, medical office, auditorium, chapel and radio studio. However, Pacific Garden Mission estimates it will need at least $15 million, and perhaps more than $20 million, to accomplish its move.

The building, designed by Chicago architect Stanley Tigerman, also includes solar heating, a 24,000-sf rooftop greenhouse and a courtyard. “This is one of the most outstanding architectural designs I’ve seen,” says 50th Ward Alderman Bernard Stone.

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