Target Aims for Cabrini-Green Store

By Chuck Sudo in News on Mar 29, 2011 1:30PM

Target and the Chicago Housing Authority are in talks to do a land swap which, if it goes through, would give the retail giant five acres of land where the William Green homes portion of Cabrini-Green once stood. In exchange, Target would give CHA land of equal value so they can build homes in the same area.

The land Target is seeking is at the northwest corner of Division and Larrabee. Target also promised to hire 75 CHA residents for the new store. The size of the proposed Target is unknown at this time, but a target superstore like the one in Logan Square normally employs around 500 employees.