CHICAGO | General Developments

[west-town-brad]

Originally Posted by emathias

Isn't this for retired people? I'm not sure retired people who may need affordable housing really have the same multiplier effect that a second building of working-aged people who need affordable housing theoretically might.

creates a cluster of low income housing. can't we distribute around the city? this city has done so well with clusters of low income housing in the past.

[the urban politician]

^ Building massive clusters of low income housing is the only active way I think one can combat gentrification. Downzoning won't do it.

You could aim to build a huge number of complexes of low income tenants nearby, but that is unlikely to happen since these complexes are largely built by nonprofits with huge subsidies and are difficult to finance, so it's not like they are going to pop up in droves.

[HomrQT]

Originally Posted by Vlajos

Looks nice too me. Especially considering it's an affordable housing project.

Generally I like it, I just wish the crown was consistent instead of having gaps in it.

[moorhosj]

Originally Posted by west-town-brad

creates a cluster of low income housing. can't we distribute around the city? this city has done so well with clusters of low income housing in the past.

The additional 80 units would make for 300 total affordable housing units in the immediate area, 220 of which where there decades before gentrification hit. Some have been lost due to the Congress Theater re-development.

In the past 2 years we've seen, the MiCa towers go up, the new "L" building, the triangle building at Western and Milwaukee completed and the under construction building at Milwaukee and Armitage. This will add about 500 residents. Seems to me the area is doing just fine. It is hardly comparable to past mistakes like Robert Taylor or Cabrini-type developments.

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Demolishing the area circled

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The nearby structure has gotten quite colorful over time.

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[bgsrand]

Think it was posted previously, but Hayden West Loop's stub was planted. Saw it while walking to work today.

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[JK47]

Originally Posted by Khantilever

You’re right that zoning in general is recognized as a legitimate form of regulation, but “spot zoning” has been shot down in the courts before. My impression is that it’s usually been referenced in the context of a parcel’s zoning being overly-permissive relative to its neighbors’, and I’m not a legal expert, but I could imagine it being referenced in the opposite case (e.g., inconsistent downzoning). Just one look at the zoning map confirms we got a lot of spot zoning going on, so I worry that we’re just one court case away from some radical changes to how zoning is done in this city.

Yes but the test used in Illinois gives the government a lot of leeway. For spot zoning to be unlawful, for instance, the plaintiff would have to show that the new classification is out of harmony with the surrounding area. In Rosa's case, he could have a valid argument that the new classification preserves the harmony between the impacted parcels and their neighbors. Really, what you'd look for is either a deviation from current trends in terms of recent uses in the area, spots where the new use is a clear departure from its neighbors, or where the new use is a big departure from the established zoning plan for the area.

[west-town-brad]

Originally Posted by moorhosj

The additional 80 units would make for 300 total affordable housing units in the immediate area, 220 of which where there decades before gentrification hit. Some have been lost due to the Congress Theater re-development.

In the past 2 years we've seen, the MiCa towers go up, the new "L" building, the triangle building at Western and Milwaukee completed and the under construction building at Milwaukee and Armitage. This will add about 500 residents. Seems to me the area is doing just fine. It is hardly comparable to past mistakes like Robert Taylor or Cabrini-type developments.

cool, but I'm speaking as a property owner on the street. it's not an abstract notion for me. and you are missing quite a few affordable housing units in your calculation. other areas have nothing. zero. so why concentrate right here?

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[IrishIllini]

I mostly like 27 N Aberdeen. I really like the shade of blue. I could do without the brown horizontal paneling. What material is that? Is it supposed to resemble wood?