The Haven on Lincoln

The Haven on Lincoln will build on the success of pilot stabilization housing program that started during the pandemic, which used hotels as non-congregate housing to improve health outcomes for unhoused people during the pandemic. The goal of the project is to provide transitional housing and wrap-around healthcare and social services to people experiencing homelessness who are also living with untreated physical and behavioral health conditions, thereby improving overall health and housing outcomes for residents.​

The Haven on Lincoln also represents an aesthetic improvement, as one the newest additions to the Lincoln Avenue North Streetscape! The City of Chicago has chosen construction and design partner Gensler to provide architectural planning and redesign of the property from a trauma-informed lens, to transform the site from the Diplomat Motel to The Haven on Lincoln. You can see some images of the current design below:

Project Goals

• Provide transitional housing for 40th Ward neighbors experiencing homelessness
• Provide wrap-around health and social services to unhoused neighbors with behavioral or physical health concerns
• Improve health outcomes for residents
• Connect residents with permanent housing
• Reduce healthcare and emergency services spending

Press & Media

• The Hotel for the Homeless, Chicago Magazine
• Lincoln Square’s Diplomat Motel Will Reopen As Transitional Housing Facility Later This Year, via Block Club Chicago
• Once targeted for demolition, Lincoln Square motel slated to be stabilization housing, via Chicago Sun Times

Design Exhibits

• Download the Haven on Lincoln final design presentation (PDF)

Project Features

• Pavers and concrete sidewalks
• Raised garden beds
• Mural wall
• Planters
• Greenspace with tables and seating
• Fencing and secured gates
• Bicycle parking

Project Timeline

• Groundbreaking: October 2024
• Construction: Fall 2024-Spring 2025
• Estimated Completion: Summer 2025

Construction Updates

Additional Project updates will be added as they become available! See below for the estimated timeline of the construction process:

• Q2 2024: Former Diplomat Motel Site was Acquired by the City
• Q2 2024: Groundbreaking and Community Update
• Q3 2024: Construction Takes Place
• Q4 2024: Estimated Completion and ribbon cutting
• Q1 2025: Program begins

Community Meetings

Meeting dates will be added as they are announced.

Public Engagement

The public feedback period has closed for this project, but there will be additional opportunities for engagement coming up! Subscribe for updates to be alerted for these events.

• Community Update: TBD, Q1 2025
• Ribbon Cutting: TBD, Q2 2025

Archived Meetings

• Groundbreaking on Community Meeting held on May 31st, 2024
• Community Update and Q&A held on February 7th, 2024

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