Category: Affordable housing
Firebird rolls out rent-to-own program in Rogers Park
We've heard it time and time again from our Realtor friends: Don't throw your money away by renting.
But in today's market, with prices in some nei [...]
Listen in on the last 10 years of residential development
Chicago Public Radio's 848 program ran a segment today on the recent history of city's urban lifestyle. Featuring interviews with several Windy City r [...]
Kimball Hill predicts "substantial net loss" in 2007 filing
This must be the week of bad news.
Kimball Hill Homes, the developer of both Parkside of Old Town and Park Boulevard, has delayed filing its 2007 fis [...]
Say goodbye to public housing's critical mass
The Chicago Reporter recently rolled out an impressive package of articles and graphs documenting the decline of the Chicago Housing Authority's polit [...]
Courtyard rehab puts smaller units up front
Think of a typical courtyard development in Rogers Park. Where are the one-bedroom units? Usually, they’re squeezed into the rear of the development, [...]
The rap on housing as a human right
The Southwest Youth Collaborative provides a needed reminder that some Chicagoans have housing concerns other than the thickness of their granite co [...]
Thrush's Jazz on the Boulevard gets nod at 2007 Key Awards
One of our recent videos on developer George Thrush prompted a Yo reader to comment, "I would love to buy this man a beer." Here's one more reason to [...]
Bill supporting affordable housing passes House with broad support
The House has passed a bill establishing a trust fund to support affordable housing, according to a favorable editorial in The New York Times. The Nat [...]
Quote of the day: Wilson Yard the new Cabrini-Green?
"Let's see. Everywhere in the nation it seems mixed income developments are the norm for government subsidized development. Not in Uptown. Let's recre [...]
Take a video tour of Pullman
Join YoChicago's Kate Hawley on a tour of the historic Pullman neighborhood with developer Saul Klibanow, president of Park Bank Initiatives, Inc., [...]
Historic Pullman houses to be restored and sold at affordable rates
Restoration is underway on four homes in Pullman, part of a plan by a local nonprofit developer to preserve the neighborhood’s historic character wh [...]
Land deals are first step in South Chicago green project
The Community Development Commission approved the sale of two parcels in South Chicago Tuesday, marking the first step in the development of a LEED-ce [...]
South Chicago community going green
The Community Development Commission on Tuesday approved the participation of five developers in a massive green redevelopment project in the South Ch [...]
City worker special: convertible two-flat in Canaryville
Our intrigue with homes affordable enough for city workers continues with this two-flat at 4449 S Union Ave in Canaryville.
Though the frame building [...]
New three-flat buildings planned in South Shore
The developer of a string of new three-flat buildings planned in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood is aiming to provide buyers with a combination o [...]
Construction update: Legends South
We checked in yesterday on the construction at Legends South, the mixed-income development replacing the CHA's Robert Taylor Homes. The project, fr [...]
Nonprofit: Area median income should be redefined
Affordable housing in Chicago (and across the country) rests on a key calculation: the area median income, which determines eligibility for a range of [...]
New Englewood Crossings features brick, stone homes
We posted recentlyabout New Englewood Crossings, 135 single-family homes and two-flats that will offer affordable housing options for the Englewood co [...]
New Aldi opens at Wilson Yard
The one piece of the mixed-use Wilson Yard project in Uptown that has moved to completion is the relocation of the old Aldi store on Broadway to a n [...]
135 new homes planned in Chicago's Englewood community
Pre-sales for New Englewood Crossings, a development of 135 single-family homes and two-flats, start this summer.
The project will span the 6th, 16th [...]