Updated plans have been revealed for the Englewood Connect Invest South/West development in Englewood. The winning project for the RFP was selected earlier this year and is now back with updated phasing plans and further details on each part of the design. Sitting north of the existing Whole Foods near the intersection of S Peoria Drive and S Halsted Street, developers McLaurin Development and Farpoint Development tapped Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and TNS Studio to design the large complex.

The multi-phase development is focused on providing spaces for local businesses with an emphasis on food vendors and education, while deeply involving the local community into the activation of the site. The project is made up of five zones/structures, the culinary center and event space which will be constructed using the existing firehouse, the hoop houses that are year-round greenhouses, the Englewood living room which is a large community gathering space, the flexible business incubator, and the shed that serves as a marketplace addition adjacent to the living room.

While the initial phasing plan called for the culinary center to be built at first alone, updated plans now show the living room across from the firehouse and joining phase one. Phase two will include the hoop houses, the event space extension to the firehouse, and the business incubator area, leaving the relocated shed building as the final and third phase. Extensive site improvements including major seating plazas, art, a parking lot, and fruit tree orchard are also part of phase one.

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