Housing
The hidden housing crisis - Rogers Park hit hard by condo foreclosures
It is hard to tell whether Traci Hargrove is moving on or staying put. On one day she tends the garden at her Rogers Park three-flat, preparing to plant impatiens. But the next day she removes the drapes in her den and takes down her ceiling fans, because she fears losing her home. Read more @ Chicago Tribune
Posted by Charlie on June 14, 2010
Alderman Moore Gives Green Light to Howard St Development
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Posted by Charlie on May 25, 2010
A Call for Action in Support of “A Place to Live” - Update by Polyana Wolf
Community meeting to show support for good quality, affordable housing
Lakeside CDC and Northside P.O.W.E.R. have teamed up with local landlords, renters and affordable housing advocates to call for the establishment of a rental improvement fund (RIF) in the 49th Ward.
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Posted by Charlie on April 13, 2010
Community Meeting on Proposed Development at 1557-61 W. Howard
Developers Richard Aronson and Scott Sinar will present their proposal for a seven-story mixed-use building. The building would contain 60 residential units and 15,000 to 30,000 square feet of commercial space. The proposal would also include 60-75 parking spaces located within the building. More here...More…
Posted by Charlie on February 19, 2010
Tiff regarding Proposed “Rental Improvement Fund”
Today I received an email from Alderman Moore, and a brochure written by Brian White, Executive Director of Lakeside CDC, promoting Friday’s landlord’s meeting where they will present a proposed “Rental Improvement Fund” whereby local landlords within most of the 49th Ward would be entitled to grant money to repair their buildings, in exchange for the landlord committing to keep a certain number of units within the building affordable. Read the whole article here.
Posted by Charlie on November 16, 2009
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