Door Case Studies
CHICAGO HOUSING AUTHORITY
Public Housing Door Case Study
One of the first public housing developments in the United States, Altgeld Gardens was built between 1944 -1945 with 1,498 units on 190 acres on Chicago’s far south side. It was an early example of the promised community and family benefits of high-density low-rise public housing vs. high-density high-rise public housing. In 1954 the neighboring Philip Murray Homes, 500 two-story row-house designed homes, were added to the Altgeld community. The neighborhood became known as Altgeld/Murray Homes.
Over a ten-year period, Lansing Housing Products (Tough Tek Metals®) was retained to provide hundreds of security doors and about twenty thousand safety and security screens in the renovation of approximately 1800 units at Altgeld/Murray Homes.
Special design, model #604, Security Guard storm door.
Tough Tek Metals ® Safety Screens and Security Door installed.
Tough Tek Metals® screen detail showing tig welded joint. Screen withstands 100 lbs of static weight.
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