Housing and Development
The remodel of the Spanish Baroque Revival-style building into a 61-unit affordable housing complex secured its final funding piece — $13.2 million in tax increment financing.
The building’s design includes nods to Fulton Market’s roots as an industrial corridor while maintaining a sleek, curved design.
JDL Development and Kayne Anderson Real Estate take over most of the North Side parcel, with plans for a “walking” residential neighborhood that’s modest compared with an earlier Sterling Bay push for high-density offices and homes.
A property listing for the island on Grass Lake has been the subject of interest and some ridicule online, with locals expressing concern over its dilapidated state.
HUD accused Chicago of violating residents’ civil rights by allowing City Council members to use their veto power to block low-income housing.
Walter Burnett, the City Council’s dean and Zoning Committee chair, plans to step down from the Council regardless of whether he gets the CHA post.
It’s time to bring to a head the yearlong debate on whether to legalize accessory dwelling units, senior mayoral advisor Jason Lee said Monday.
The county’s $12 million program with developer Inherent L3C plans to add 120 homes across Chicago Heights, Humboldt Park and Proviso Township.
Dream Town, founded in 1998, will phase out its name and branding once the merger is complete.
Harvest Homes II will build off its first phase of development, adding 50 units of affordable housing and a 4,000-square-foot food hall.
Owner MetLife started to explore consolidating the mall’s retail space last year and is now looking to sell, or lease, the upper floors for office or medical use.
The company is moving into a 3,500-square-foot office in the Loop, with plans for Chicago to serve as a regional hub for project development, finance and subscriber management.
The landmark designation approved by the City Council only covers St. Adalbert’s church, not the entire complex that includes a school, rectory and convent.
The landmark would only apply to the church itself as a new buyer emerges for the historic Pilsen site.
The Wealth Our Way grant program will help support shared-ownership models that allow community members to own and redevelop properties in their neighborhood.
In addition to Van Leeuwen’s first Midwest outpost, Mendocino Farms and Cava will open this year at the iconic skyscraper, formerly known as Sears Tower.
The winning project, called 1Fifteen at Michigan Station, will have 58 affordable apartments, a grocery store, restaurant and market hall for small businesses.
If the full City Council approves, alderpeople could ban new vacation rentals in individual precincts. The onus to gather signatures from 10% of registered voters in that precinct would then be on Airbnb and Vrbo to overturn a local ban.