The Belden Apartments, OTR's first apartment building, was established in 1982. Belden is a two-story elevator building with four apartments on each floor. Located at Belden and Halsted in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood, it is conveniently near restaurants, shops, and DePaul University. Basic needs like groceries and pharmacies are within blocks of the resident's front door. While Belden won a prestigious architectural award in 1982, the building can no longer be considered state-of-the-art, making the time right to improve and expand Belden.  Long-term planning is currently under way to replace the current two-story structure with an attractive, fully accessible, five story elevator building containing 23 barrier-free one bedroom units.  The alderman, Chicago Housing Authority, and other city officials have responded enthusiastically to our designs.  Our next step will be to pursue meetings with local neighbors and gather their input as we move the project forward. For more information about Belden Apartments, please contact Umair Qadri at umair@otrhousing.org or our main office at info@otrhousing.org.