Skender, Full Circle Break Ground on Native American-Focused Affordable Housing Project in Chicago

CHICAGO — Full Circle Communities, in partnership with Native American-led nonprofit organization Visionary Ventures, is developing Jigzibik, an affordable housing development in Chicago. Skender, the general contractor on the project, broke ground on July 11. The 62,000-square-foot, seven-story mixed-use development will serve Native American communities. Jigzibik’s 45 units will be reserved for residents earning between 15 and 60 of area median income. Canopy Architecture + Design is the architect. The building will feature ground-floor office space for Native American-serving nonprofits, spaces for artists and makers, a computer lab and library and a rooftop deck designed for meditation, intertribal events and community gardening. Jigzibik is a Potawatomi word meaning “at the river’s edge.” Funding sources include grants, loans and tax credits.