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Old Posted Jun 10, 2019, 3:41 PM
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The understanding that I have is that he wants more family sized units.

Given that the building is of finite size, this means that the developer will need to build fewer apartments. Thus, less affordable housing.

This new Alderman is brilliant!

Anyhow, if I were the developer I would comply, and then just market it to groups of roommates.
The school is existing, but the plan includes new construction in the former parking lot/schoolyard. So there is a way for the developer to add square footage and put up a bigger building if needed.

Not that said "family-sized units" would be cost-effective to build...
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