SOUTH AVON
ROCKFORD, IL
A 15-acre mixed-use development featuring diverse and affordable housing opportunities, an early education center, natural areas, and commercial space.
In 2022, Place Foundry began a placemaking collaboration with the Rockford Housing Development Corporation (RHDC). This partnership focuses on the South Avon Development, a 15-acre mixed-use development featuring diverse and affordable housing opportunities, an early education center, natural areas, and commercial space.
South Avon results from the One Rockford Initiative, a comprehensive planning and community engagement effort spearheaded by RHDC to promote reinvestment and development in southwest Rockford. With insights from this initiative and continued community engagement, Place Foundry and RHDC have worked to address core issues of housing affordability, educational attainment, environmental justice, and economic development.
CLIENT
Rockford Housing Development Corporation (RHDC)
PROJECT FOOTPRINT
14.061 acres
46 residential units
Single-family accessory dwelling units, townhouses, duplexes, apartments (57,130 sq ft)
Artist Makerspace and Studios (23,800 sq ft)
Mixed-Use Building: 64 apartments; 9 commercial retail/office tenant spaces (74,600 sq ft)
South Avon Development site plan
Mixed-use Early Education Center
Greenhouse Community Park and Gardens
Greenhouse Community Park and Gardens
Greenhouse Community Park and Gardens
Courtyard Townhomes
South Avon Multiplex Apartments
Single Family Homes
915 Cedar Street