The Polk Bros. Foundation Affordable Rental Housing Preservation Award

Applications open on 10/2/2025.

The Polk Bros. Foundation Affordable Rental Housing Preservation Award honors a for-profit developer or a non-profit community development organization for a real estate project in the City of Chicago that has preserved affordable rental housing. Read more about the award »

IFF for Access Housing - Logan Square, a 2019 Preservation Award winner

Applications are currently closed. You may not submit an application until the application period opens. Applications open on 10/2/2025.

Project

Project Name (required)

Project LocationThe address or general location of your project.

Project Developer

Sponsoring organization, if different from above.

Briefly describe the target community and its needs.

Briefly describe the project (size, number of units, etc., cost per square foot), and its total cost and financing structure.

If applicable, briefly describe the role of any partner organizations in the project.

Describe the community or resident involvement in the project planning.

How has the project responded to the community’s needs?

Briefly describe any challenges or obstacles overcome in the project.

Briefly describe any innovations in financing, design or construction that make this project unique.

What further impact has the project had on the surrounding area? Has the project spurred additional investment in the community?

Briefly describe strategies to share learnings from the project with others working to preserve affordable rental housing.

Media

A project budget and 2-3 project photos are required. Up to 10 project photos and a video link can be included but are not required.

Project Budget (required)

Only PDF, .xlsx, and .docx files are accepted. Files must be a maximum of 5MB in size.

Supporting Photos (required)

Only image files (.png, .jpg, etc.) are accepted. Images must be a maximum of 5MB in size.

Video LinkLink to a video hosted on a video-sharing service like Dropbox or YouTube.

Contact

Name (required)

Organization (required)

Title

Address

Phone Number (required)

Email (required)

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