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Tax incentive approved for East Garfield Park print shop
A vacant one-story building in East Garfield Park will be rehabilitated as a print shop and offices with assistance from a Cook County Class 6b property tax incentive approved by City Council today. Planned for 272 N. California Ave. by Studio inHause and Chicago Printworks, the $2.4 million project will include facade improvements, roof repairs, and an interior buildout.
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Tax incentive approved for North Pullman industrial building
A $25 million industrial building will be developed in North Pullman with assistance from a Cook County Class 6b property tax incentive approved by City Council today. Planned for 10330 S. Woodlawn Ave. by Ryan Cos., the 169,000-square-foot structure will include 32 dock stalls, accessory parking, and office space for up to two tenants that have yet to be identified.
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North Lawndale industrial building gets $10M TIF aid for redevelopment
A vacant five-story building in North Lawndale has been approved by the City Council for up to $10 million in Tax Increment Financing (TIF) assistance for its commercial redevelopment. The $40.5 million project, led by the Steans Family Foundation, will renovate the approximately 100-year-old building at 4100 W. Fillmore St., which will be renamed the Fillmore Center.
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Land sale proposed for commercial project in West Garfield Park
A $5.9 million industrial building is proposed to replace seven adjacent city lots in West Garfield Park through land sales introduced to the City Council today by Mayor Brandon Johnson. Totaling 1.1 acres at 4204-32 W. Lake St., the lots would be sold to developer Lake Keeler LLC for their appraised value of $196,000.
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Mayor proposes $28.1 million TIF for improvements at six Chicago parks
The Chicago Park District plans to enhance recreational facilities at six parks throughout the city, supported by $28.1 million in Tax Increment Financing (TIF) assistance. This proposal was presented to the City Council today by Mayor Brandon Johnson.
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Land sales proposed to create two South Side community gardens
A pair of community gardens would be created on the South Side through land sales proposed to City Council today by Mayor Brandon Johnson. In South Shore, 11,720 square feet of vacant City land at 6801 S. Dante Ave. would be sold to the NeighborSpace land trust for $1 for vegetable gardening. The Dante Avenue Farm project, led by farmer Alwyn Walker, includes $40,000 in planned improvements involving raised beds, seating, fencing, a hoop house and a farm stand. Produce from the farm would be made available to local food pantries and restaurants.
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City Council lowers occupancy thresholds for high-rise office signage
An amended ordinance approved by City Council today eases the requirements for high-rise office tenants to obtain business identification signs on their buildings' exteriors. Previously, only tenants occupying at least 350,000 square feet or 51% of a building’s square footage were eligible. The new amendment reduces these thresholds to 250,000 square feet or 36%, respectively.
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Mayor proposes tax break for new city recycling facility
Lakeshore Recycling Systems LLC’s recently completed $53.5 million recycling facility in New City would receive a Cook County Class C property tax incentive through a proposal introduced to City Council today by Mayor Brandon Johnson. The 139,496-square-foot complex at 4121 S. Packers Ave. was completed in March 2023 following $1 million in environmental remediation work. The facility employs more than 700 full- and part-time workers.
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Austin hospital expansion proposed through city land sale
The planned $20 million expansion of Hartgrove Behavioral Health System Hospital in Austin would be facilitated through a city land sale proposed to City Council by Mayor Brandon Johnson today. The vacant, 0.92-acre lot at 5736 W. Roosevelt Road would be sold for its appraised value of $440,000 to UHS of Hartgrove, which employs 94,000 health care professionals at 400 facilities nationwide.
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Landmark status proposed for Hyde Park Union Church
Hyde Park Union Church would be designated as an official Chicago landmark under a recommendation made to City Council today by the Commission on Chicago Landmarks. Designed by prominent architect James Gamble Rogers and located at 5600 S. Woodlawn Ave., the two-story, Richardsonian Romanesque-style church was completed in 1906, with an education wing added 20 years later.
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Mayor proposes tax incentive for Diaz Group's renovated office building
Diaz Group LLC’s recent $512,000 renovation of a former New City bank into company offices would receive a Class 7a property tax incentive proposed to City Council today by Mayor Brandon Johnson. The project at 5100 S. Damen Ave. was completed in 2023, providing a headquarters for more than 500 landscape industry employees. The one-story building had been vacant since 2015.
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Near West Side bank restoration receives landmark grant, tax incentive
The $53.1 million rehabilitation of the Near West Side’s former Mid-City Trust and Savings Bank into a hotel will receive support through a $1.3 million Adopt-A-Landmark grant and tax incentive approved by City Council today.
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John B. Murphy Memorial designated as official Chicago landmark
The John B. Murphy Memorial on the Near North Side was designated by City Council as an official Chicago Landmark today. Located at 50 E. Erie St., the memorial was built in 1926 for the American College of Surgeons (ACS) to honor one of its founders, John B. Murphy, who was a leading practitioner committed to improving the surgical profession and teaching standards.
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CITY OF CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT: Mayor Emanuel Announces Next Small Business “On The Road” Expo
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) today announced that its second Small Business Center “On the Road” Expo of 2018 will take place Saturday, May 12, 2018, at Arturo Velasquez Institute.
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Audit finds faults throughout Chicago's affordable housing program
Chicago has failed to develop a strategy regarding affordable housing development, required no land for such housing in ideal areas in the last decade, and can't explain what happened to $4.5 million earmarked for construction of affordable housing units, an audit revealed recently.