WEST GARFIELD PARK — A housing project aiming to offer affordable apartments and wraparound social services to West Side families broke ground this week.

C.A.R.E. Manor, a development by Garfield Park nonprofit United For Better Living, will be a 44-unit apartment complex at 4531 W. Washington Blvd. The $32 million development will include primarily family-sized units and offer social services to tenants ranging from food pantry access to adult learning and GED support.

“We want to see families be able to establish roots in our community and know that they have an opportunity to be safe and enjoy a quality of life that’s in comparison to any place in the city,” said Bishop David Whittley, CEO of United For Better Living. “It’s more than just housing, but it’s also hope — we’ll be providing hope and help.”

Of the three-story building’s 44 units, 43 will be a mix of family-sized two- and three-bedroom apartments and one will be a single-bedroom unit, according to the nonprofit. Every unit will be able to be converted into an ADA-accessible unit.

C.A.R.E. Manor is targeted at households earning at or below 60 percent of the area median income. Of the 44 units, two units will be for households at 30 percent of the median income, five units at 50 percent and 37 at 60 percent.

Amenities for the building include a community room, kitchen, on-site laundry and parking. The building is a half-mile from the Cicero CTA Green Line station and near multiple facilities run by United For Better Living, including a community center and a former school building the nonprofit plans to renovate.

The introduction of affordable housing builds on years of work in Garfield Park by United For Better Living, said Whittley. The nonprofit is the social services branch of Corinth Temple Church of God In Christ at 4520 W. Washington Blvd., which was founded in 1954 by Whittley’s grandfather Bishop Bennie Allison, according to Allison’s obituary.

Under the church’s faith-based mission, United For Better Living offers a range of services, including youth programs, health and wellness initiatives, a community garden and senior services. The nonprofit also provides community violence intervention and trauma services.

Several of these services operate out of the organization’s community building at 4540 W. Washington Blvd., across the street from C.A.R.E. Manor. Whittley said families can easily access all services, including walking to the food pantry and after-school and adult learning programs.

The $32 million development is funded by $9.5 million in tax increment financing, $9.75 million in housing and economic development bond funds and about $14.76 million in tax-exempt bond volume cap, according to the Mayor’s Office. The latter is expected to generate $9.5 million in Low-Income Housing Tax Credit equity.

Construction on C.A.R.E Manor is expected to last up to 16 months, with an anticipated fall 2027 opening. An application portal for prospective tenants is expected to open soon, Whittley said.

For more information on United For Better Living, visit the organization’s website.

More renderings of C.A.R.E Manor are below:

WEST GARFIELD PARK — A housing project aiming to offer affordable apartments and wraparound social services to West Side families broke ground this week.

C.A.R.E. Manor, a development by Garfield Park nonprofit United For Better Living, will be a 44-unit apartment complex at 4531 W. Washington Blvd. The $32 million development will include primarily family-sized units and offer social services to tenants ranging from food pantry access to adult learning and GED support.

“We want to see families be able to establish roots in our community and know that they have an opportunity to be safe and enjoy a quality of life that’s in comparison to any place in the city,” said Bishop David Whittley, CEO of United For Better Living. “It’s more than just housing, but it’s also hope — we’ll be providing hope and help.”

Of the three-story building’s 44 units, 43 will be a mix of family-sized two- and three-bedroom apartments and one will be a single-bedroom unit, according to the nonprofit. Every unit will be able to be converted into an ADA-accessible unit.

C.A.R.E. Manor is targeted at households earning at or below 60 percent of the area median income. Of the 44 units, two units will be for households at 30 percent of the median income, five units at 50 percent and 37 at 60 percent.

Amenities for the building include a community room, kitchen, on-site laundry and parking. The building is a half-mile from the Cicero CTA Green Line station and near multiple facilities run by United For Better Living, including a community center and a former school building the nonprofit plans to renovate.

The introduction of affordable housing builds on years of work in Garfield Park by United For Better Living, said Whittley. The nonprofit is the social services branch of Corinth Temple Church of God In Christ at 4520 W. Washington Blvd., which was founded in 1954 by Whittley’s grandfather Bishop Bennie Allison, according to Allison’s obituary.

Under the church’s faith-based mission, United For Better Living offers a range of services, including youth programs, health and wellness initiatives, a community garden and senior services. The nonprofit also provides community violence intervention and trauma services.

Several of these services operate out of the organization’s community building at 4540 W. Washington Blvd., across the street from C.A.R.E. Manor. Whittley said families can easily access all services, including walking to the food pantry and after-school and adult learning programs.

The $32 million development is funded by $9.5 million in tax increment financing, $9.75 million in housing and economic development bond funds and about $14.76 million in tax-exempt bond volume cap, according to the Mayor’s Office. The latter is expected to generate $9.5 million in Low-Income Housing Tax Credit equity.

Construction on C.A.R.E Manor is expected to last up to 16 months, with an anticipated fall 2027 opening. An application portal for prospective tenants is expected to open soon, Whittley said.

For more information on United For Better Living, visit the organization’s website.

More renderings of C.A.R.E Manor are below: