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Logan Square’s Community Land Trust Gets $5 Million Boost From State
The dollars will allow the land trust to buy and fix up more properties, furthering the nonprofit’s mission of slowing gentrification-fueled displacement in the Logan Square area.
Logan Square Affordable Housing Project Encuentro Square Near 606 Trail Gets Key City Approval
Construction on the first phase, which will bring 89 affordable apartments to the area, is expected to begin this summer. The years-long project aims to stop displacement in the rapidly gentrifying area.
Plan To Convert Logan Square Church Into Affordable Housing Gets $2 Million Boost
LUCHA was awarded funds from Congress that will be used to convert a nearly 100-year-old church into 22 apartments.
Humboldt Park Single-Room Occupancy Building Gets $14 Million Upgrade, Including Kitchens And Bathrooms In Each Unit
"We still have a significant need — and even moreso now after COVID — for people ... to have a secure, safe and decent place to live," an affordable housing director said.
Family-Friendly Halloween Celebration, Resource Fair Coming To Hermosa Next Week
People can decorate pumpkins, learn to dance and get their flu and COVID-19 vaccinations at the Hermosa Halloween event.
Encuentro Square, Huge Affordable Housing Project Along 606’s Bloomingdale Trail, Coming In 2022
The first phase will bring nearly 100 affordable apartments to the old Magid Glove factory site. About 100 more affordable apartments and a public park are planned in later phases.
Nearly 200 Affordable Apartments, Public Park Could Be Coming To Western End Of 606’s Bloomingdale Trail
The development, dubbed Encuentro Square, is designed to combat gentrification-fueled displacement happening along The 606's Bloomingdale Trail.
Plan To Convert Logan Square Church Into Affordable Housing Complex Clears Zoning Hurdle
"We as a congregation have lost our Latinx families who have been displaced ... through the evils of gentrification," the church's reverend said. "Our church council made the decision to sell to someone who would maintain our current affordable housing work."
After Losing Latino Congregants To ‘Evils Of Gentrification,’ Logan Square Church Could Become All-Affordable Housing
The church has teamed up with affordable housing developer LUCHA on a new plan that would transform the church into a 22-unit affordable housing complex.
Hundreds Of Fresh Produce Boxes To Be Given Out In West Humboldt Park This Weekend
The giveaway will kick off Saturday morning at 3601 W. Chicago Ave.
Affordable Housing Complex Proposal Near 606 Trail Awarded $1.5M In Federal Tax Credits
The development would bring affordable housing to an area grappling with gentrification, but the coronavirus crisis may delay it.
SRO Renovation Project In Humboldt Park Would Get $3.8 Million In TIF Money Under Plan
The plan to give TIF money to Humboldt Park Residence, a single-room-occupancy building, now goes to the City Council for final approval.
