Black Ensemble Theatre – Chicago

Free to BE Village, located across from Black Ensemble Theater’s Uptown home at 4427 N. Clark Street, is a dynamic mixed-use development that combines performing arts education, affordable artist housing, and community-centered spaces—creating a vibrant hub for living, working, and creating.

Project Scope

Featherstone has been retained for preconstruction services including cost estimating and validation of a new $100M mixed use cultural development.

Category: On the Boards

Budget: $100,000,000

Featherstone Facts

Average Bid to Build Variance -3.11%,
Average Value for Fee at 145%
Last 5 years – 5 Fabulous Parks
Last 5 years – 5 Fantastic Libraries
Multiple, Decades-Longstanding, Client Relationships – The Morton Arboretum, Chicago Botanic Garden, Brookfield Zoo, the Wauconda Public Library, The Schaumburg Township District Library