The Spornette Building on Harwood Avenue just north of 183rd Street is slated to be converted to apartments after the Homewood board granted the owner a special use permit on Feb. 11. (Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle)
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Homewood approves converting Spornette building into apartments 

The Homewood Village Board approved a special use permit on Feb. 11 that will allow for the redevelopment of the building that used to house Spornette International Inc. 

Mahmoud Essa has proposed the idea of converting the Spornette building into a 15-unit apartment complex. The property is located at 18240 Harwood Avenue and is 16,646 square feet. The project will be completed by Lucid Engineering Services, said Angela Mesaros, Director of Economic and Community Development. 

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