Address
1521 S. Wabash
Chicago, IL, 60605
Phone: 312-239-3218 TTY: 800-877-8973 or 711
Office Hours:
Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 5:30 pm
1521 S. Wabash
Chicago, IL, 60605
Phone: 312-239-3218 TTY: 800-877-8973 or 711
Office Hours:
Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 5:30 pm
Currently Accepting Applications
About South Loop Apartments
South Loop Apartments was Mercy Housing first ground-up development in Chicago and was completed in 2000. The nine-story building combines 207 affordable single room occupancy apartments with a community-based job training and employment center. The property also features case management services working in partnership with residents to identify skills and abilities that promote personal growth and healthy, independent lifestyles.
Amenities and Services
- Community-based job training and employment center
- Computer learning lab
- Presentation and lecture hall
- Employment resource library
- Case management and referral services
- Tenant Leadership Program
- Community kitchen
- 1,400 square-foot outdoor garden and a rooftop garden
- On-site laundry facilities
Statistics
- 207 SRO units
- 5 units are set aside for people with HIV/AIDS
- Completed in 2000
- Architect: Dennis Langley, Weese Langley Weese Architects
Effectiveness of Programs
2048
Services Delivered in 2018
166
People Served in 2018
Donate to Mercy Housing
Your donation to Mercy Housing could help fund our mission through communities like this one, transforming lives throughout the Lakefront region.
$25
could provide art supplies for an afterschool activity for children whose parents are at work
$35
could provide a health screening for our residents to help them catch and treat problems early
$40
could provide food to stock emergency onsite pantry
$50
could provide job training classes to help residents improve their employment prospects
