A ribbon cutting ceremony was held at Westhaven Park Station on Wednesday.
The building replaces the former Henry Horner Homes, a public housing multi-family complex where residents have long complained of inadequate living conditions and violence.
Esther Dorgbefu works from home, she enjoys a beautiful view of Chicago's skyline outside her window.
She says it's one of the many perks of living in Westhaven Park Station. She has been living there since August.
"There's was a warmth to Westhaven, a sense of calm when you walk to the door to the elevator. A feeling this is a place where you can breathe, settle and belong," Dorgbefu said.
Dorgbefu joined city leaders and Westhaven's developers to celebrate the grand opening of the twelve-story building.
The grand opening satisfies an affordable housing requirement to replace units that were lost when the public housing project was demolished in 2006.
"Where residents decades ago worked to thrive despite the blight, the residents here today can enjoy this rooftop deck a community room, a yoga room and more," Chicago Dept. of Housing Commissioner Lissette Castañeda said.
The 96-unit building is across the street from the CTA's Green Line stop at Damen and Lake.
Developers say the proximity to transportation is the future of housing and to creating a more walkable neighborhood.
City leaders say with the completion of this building, Westhaven Park Station changes what was once a site of neglect into a symbol of renewal.