Altgeld Gardens Homes

Altgeld Gardens-Phillip Murray Homes
2009 photograph of the Altgeld Gardens housing project.
General information
LocationBounded by 130th and 134th Streets and S. Doty and St. Lawrence Avenues
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Coordinates41°39′19.08″N 87°36′10.80″W / 41.6553000°N 87.6030000°W / 41.6553000; -87.6030000
Status1,541 units (renovated)
Construction
Constructed1944–45
Other information
Governing
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Chicago Housing Authority

Altgeld Gardens Homes is a Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) public housing project on the far south side of Chicago, Illinois, United States, on the border of Chicago and Riverdale, Illinois. According to the 2000 United States census, 97% of the residents are African-American. Built between 1944 and 1945 with 1,498 units, the development consists primarily of two-story row houses spread over 190 acres (0.77 km2).