<p>Developer Fern Hill recently presented updated plans for the transformation of Edgewater's Emanuel Congregation into a mixed-use property, following feedback from the synagogue's members and the community. </p><p>The most notable change was moving from a horseshoe-shaped building along the lakefront to three separate buildings of varying height. Variant 2.0 — as Fern Hill calls it — addresses many of the concerns <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/2026/01/23/emanuel-congregation-synagogue-edgewater-fern-hill-housing-retail" >members of Emanuel</a> shared about density, security, open lakefront space and traffic.