The nonprofit Far South Community Development Corporation (Far South CDC), in partnership with Sheldon Heights Church of Christ, is proud to announce the grand opening of POP! Heights Park on Saturday, October 29, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Designed by Lamar Johnson Collaborative and located along the busy South Halsted commercial corridor between 112th and 113th streets (11227 South Halsted Street), POP! Heights Park is the first major new park along South Halsted in more than 50 years — providing nearly 22,000 square feet of multi-use outdoor space for Far South Side communities including Roseland, Morgan Park, and West Pullman. The new park is supported by $540,000 in grants from Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot’s Chicago Recovery Plan through the Department of Planning and Development (DPD) and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE). POP! Heights Park is one of 12 new public plazas that will create spaces for recreation, performances, pop-up shops, gardening, and other neighborhood activities at strategic locations across Chicago through the Public Outdoor Plaza (POP!) program. The POP! program is designed to help community-based organizations revitalize underutilized land along neighborhood retail corridors. For more information on POP! Heights Park, visit farsouthcdc.org/popheightspark.

Renderings of POP! Heights Park by Lamar Johnson Collaborative