Transforming a vacant 33,000 sq ft lot into a brilliant, mid-rise, affordable housing development, required a team of experts, thoughtful planning and a community investment. The Interfaith Housing Development Corporation (IHDC) purchased the lot from the Village of Maywood, Illinois, to build an apartment complex to support families that are substantially below the area medium income, homeless veterans or residents with disabilities. The project was on a fast-tracked schedule to relieve pressure on the local homeless shelters.