BRONZEVILLE — The future of Bronzeville’s massive Prairie Shores complex could be contingent on if the site is selected for the Bears’ next stadium, developers told residents on Friday.
Three of the southernmost buildings in the five-apartment complex could be demolished if the site is selected for the new stadium. But developers still intend on building over the former Michael Reese hospital site even without the stadium, which would save the new buildings from demolition, according to Zeb McLaurin, CEO of McLaurin Development Partners, which is part of the GRIT Chicago group tasked with the site’s redevelopment.
The proposed Bronzeville Lakefront development would span about 100 acres and include more than 5,000 residential units, hotels, restaurants, recreational facilities and public space. The recently pitched $10 billion domed Bears stadium would be a part of the development only if selected…