Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

trophy NEW YORK: The four hundred and forty-seventh entry for the seniors housing Global Awards 2016 has been received.

Plans for affordable housing for seniors along Route 31 near downtown Elgin are expected to go before the city council next week.

The nonprofit Buckeye Community Hope Foundation of Ohio wants to build Fox River Crossing, a four-story, 60-unit building on vacant land at 300 N. State St., on the northwest corner with Lawrence Avenue.

It includes one-bedroom apartments averaging 621 square feet and two-bedrooms apartments averaging 887 square feet, with 60 underground parking spots on the first floor and 12 outdoor spots in back.

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Global Over 50s Housing/Healthcare Awards.