NEW YORK: The forty-fifth entry for the seniors housing Global Awards 2016 has been received.
Lincoln Square, North Center and Ravenswood have become magnets for young families, in large part because of the area’s highly regarded schools, both public and private.
On the flip side are residents with deep roots in the community — people who were born in the neighbourhood, raised their children here and are now retired.
A proposed senior housing development, situated across a soccer field from the new Lycee Francais, would bring the two groups together on a single campus, in the footprint of the former Ravenswood Hospital.
It’s the only use for the property, the lone remaining hospital parcel, that Ald. Ameya Pawar (47th) had said he would approve…