Austin United | Laramie State Bank

Project Description

Latent partnered with VDTA on this competition winning full block development for INVEST South/West initiative that includes a 76 unit, 6-story mixed-income building that will form a public park anchored by the adaptive reuse of the historic Laramie State Bank. A community-led board of directors will own and operate the 10,000+ retail and commercial spaces in the development. An expansive green space will become a new social space and a proud new member of the Soul City Corridor.

Once restored by Bauer Latoza, the Laramie State Bank will house spaces for the a new bank branch, a new cafe Mocha24 by Austin native Incubator, a community co-working space, a public plaza with a rain-garden & green roof deck, and a “Community Space” public multipurpose room.

Project Details

Date
2024
Location
Chicago, IL
Area
18,500 sf
Typology
Cultural

Partners

Bauer Latoza Studio, VDTA, Primera Engineers, Engage Civil, Site Design Group, BOWA Construction
Reimagining the Banking Hall

Project Gallery

Waiting for an intervention.
VIEW FROM THE MEZZANIE
INTERVENTION IN THE HALL
ARCHITECTURAL GEM | NEW LIFE
Banking + Cafe take over the ground floor.
The iconic banking hall will be preserve with a continued commitment to the community.
There is literally nothing like it anywhere else in Chicago. It will be a fitting anchor to the evolving Soul City corridor.

Athena WilliamsDirector of Oak Park Regional Housing Center