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    Developer plans affordable housing on more than 100 vacant lots in Chicago, using modular construction

    by Ryan Ori, Chicago Tribune May 24, 2019 4 minutes

    CHICAGO - The developer Sterling Bay plans to build affordable housing on more than 100 vacant lots on Chicago's South and West sides, as the developer known for larger and glitzier projects takes a crack at Chicago's affordable housing shortage.

    The plan is part of a broader effort, led by Chicago construction firm Skender, to manufacture sections of buildings on an assembly line in the Little Village area.

    If successful, the venture could help offset the dearth of affordable housing in Chicago, as well as another longstanding shortage in the city: skilled construction labor.

    Already one of the busiest developers in Chicago, Sterling Bay said it plans more than 100 residential buildings in Chicago constructed with huge, factory-built pieces

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