C40 Reinventing Cities Competition
Updated Sept 6, 2024
C40 is a global network of the world’s megacities committed to addressing climate change. Through the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, more than 90 of the world’s greatest cities — representing more than 650 million people and one-quarter of the world's economy — collaborate to share knowledge and drive meaningful, measurable and sustainable action on climate change. C40 focuses on tackling climate change by driving urban action that reduces greenhouse gas emissions and other climate risks, while increasing the health, well-being and economic opportunities of urban citizens.
C40’s Reinventing Cities Initiative is an unprecedented global competition intended to drive carbon neutral and resilient urban regeneration. Through this competition, C40 invites developers, entrepreneurs, architects, urban planners, designers, environmentalists, neighborhood collectives, innovators and artists to collaborate and compete for the opportunity to transform select underutilized urban spaces into new beacons of sustainability and resiliency.
Details on the winning projects from the 2019 and 2020 Reinventing Cities competition are available below.
5th Avenue and Kedzie AvenueTeam representative: Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH) The winning proposal, Garfield Green, is a two-phase development that includes 82 residential units, ground-floor commercial space and public open space. Forty-three of the residences would be made available as affordable rentals and 39 would be for-sale co-op units.A proposed Planned Development designation was approved by the Chicago Plan Commission in November 2021, and the sale of the City-owned land for phase one was approved by the Community Development Commission in February 2022. Construction on the first phase is underway. |
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Plymouth Court and Van Buren StreetTeam Name: Assemble Chicago Proposed as a net-zero carbon, 20-story, mixed-use structure with 207 residential units and incomes ranging from 30 percent Area Median Income (AMI) to 80 percent AMI, the project is no longer advancing due to funding issues. The site's redevelopment remains a priority and the City is exploring opportunities for viable, mixed-use investment.
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For more information, visit the C40 website.