UCAN City Campus
Transformative new facilities provide healing spaces for Chicago’s impacted youth
Gilbane partnered with UCAN to provide construction management services for the 54,500-SF Diermeier Therapeutic Youth Home (Phase I); and new 31,200-SF John D. and Alexandra C. Nichols Center Program Services and Headquarters Building (Phase II) located on a seven-acre urban site.
Project Overview
- The three-story Diermeier Therapeutic Youth Home includes 70 dormitories rooms for traumatized youth
- Each dormitory features single-occupancy bedrooms, a living room, restrooms, and study areas, connected to resident staff offices
- Full-service institutional 1,500-SF kitchen for prepared meals
- The new two-story Nichols Center building includes administrative, violence prevention program, and training space
“Much of the community often feels they are left out when projects come along.When we heard that, we saw that as an opportunity, not an obstacle.”
Claude Robinson
Executive Vice President of External Affairs
Quick Stats
- Client:
- Location: Chicago, IL
- Architect:
- Size: 86,000 SF
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Awards:
- Federation of Women Contractors, Project of the Year
63%
DBE participation Phase I
42%
DBE participation Phase II
300
jobs generated
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