I think the replacement housing will be fine over time. Mixed-income, let the trees grow and people personalize their yards, should turn into a nice community at least from a physical standpoint. The CMU homes stand just as well as more historic housing. Yea they are a little blan, there will be a lot of variation in the phases to come. 500% better than the towers in the park. We are going to see all of the CHA properties come down and redeveloped into mixed income properties. I think Statreway gardens near IIT is looking really good. The olympics will fuel another round on the southside, I think this reurbanization is very healthy for the city, its residents and the economy.
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