Here.
Much less like the other day. I was like, should I be
paying?
These recording fees for Department of Housing with our
court fund.
Okay, we can cover like 500. What?
Yeah, absolutely.
Are we on? Can somebody hear me?
I see faces.
Uh, chairman the meeting hasn't started yet?
Oh, the meeting hasn't started yet? No.
Okay. Still trying to get a quorum, huh?
Your sound is going on in the council chamber just to let
you know.
You said what your sound is coming out in the council
chamber just to you. That's fine. But that they're trying
to wait for a form.
Uh, yes.
I can find out.
Who does this or who do they?
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Good afternoon, and I want to welcome everyone to the
February media of the meeting on housing and real estate of
the Chicago city council the times is 1255, the meeting is
called to order today. We have 13 items of the agenda. I
will start with a roll call to establish, Quorum. We want
to recognize, uh, president pro temporary. Um,
As well as Samantha Alderman. Other women, Samantha Nyan
for the Quorum. Uh thank you. Vice chair Mitchell.
I'll, I'll remember.
All the women dowel, not present, Alderman Robinson.
Alderman present Alderman, Harris.
No present Alderman Quinn.
Present Alderman, Moore know present device online online.
all the women uh uh, Tabares
All the women Scott.
present, um, all the member net
All the woman, Rodriguez, Sanchez present yet Alderman,
Casada. Alderman, viegas know, present all the women myths.
the present, all the women gonna happen with
I don't want to happen to person and all the women Haden
not present.
Yeah, I already we
That give us 10 members, so we have Quorum. Um, now I would
like to request a rule 59, the rule 50 m, in both roof, 59,
uh, from other person for all the represent Fuentes,
Taylor, clay, and more to participate, remotely. Can I get
a motion to allow them to add it, to the court, so move,
almond, cassada all those in favor, say, I all those
opposed, the name in the opinion of the chair, the eyes
have it, the um Alderman who is already in the Alder, Moore
Moore is already on the line, and we'll wait for Alderman,
um, clay and Fuentes as well and let me see. Yep, thank
you. Chairman,
Thank you Alderman, more. Um, we have
4, public comments. Um, each speaker will be given 3
minutes to speak on all items of the agenda. Uh, first is,
uh, Melvin, uh, Bailey
Hey, thank you city. Thank you council members for allowing
me to speak again, at this time. Uh, the line items I want
to speak on is phone number 8.
which is, um,
Viable 6, viable. I mean yeah, 5 or 6 5 or 8 North Manos.
First of all, I'd like to thank Walter Bernett and the
whole community support for supporting us and city council
members for supporting us because it's been a long time
coming to make sure that we can find jobs and opportunity.
In that Community which is in Walter Bernette area right
off Chicago Avenue, we've been fighting for this property
for about 7 years.
7 years. And that's something that the city council
members, the loan department, um,
The housing department, need to look at. How can we speed
up this process? To get these properties turned over that's
vacant and abandoned quicker in the hands of the developers
not just me other developers that have the finance and the
and the way of all and the ability to rehab these homes and
then again I've been saying this for years and then
possibly we can start reducing violence, um, by providing
jobs with them, young men in the community and women and
then we can provide some skills for them and then on line
item. 10, I'd like to thank, uh, Alderman, Mooney Scott for
the missing middle. We're developers, we build some houses.
We partner with the city of Chicago, it's coming for a
circle, because we've been fighting this fight. I'm, I'm
seriously for since mayor Daly. So this, how long we've
been fighting for opportunity and sharing which city
council members, that we can develop our own Community,
when giving an opportunity you see what happened. We can we
can build and we can
And share this knowledge with other individuals, that's in
the community that want to take the same route on being a
developer. It's not, it's not easy. I'm going to be honest,
which is not easy task or easy walk, but if you're
dedicated and God bless you, and you want to continue
praying to God, to make sure that he can open the doors for
you. And that's what it can happen. So again, I'd like to
thank the city council members and I want to put it on
record to say because, you know, we've been doing a lot of
public, uh, comment a lot of public speaking for
opportunity, and I'm not just speaking for myself. I'm
speaking for the young men and women that's not here. You
know a lot of people that saying the city did not work for
them, but I want to let you know if you can if you um,
whether the storm and constantly pound the payment
And don't give up. It can happen. Thank you guys.
Thank you. Next. We have a Taiwan Sims.
I wish that sentiment was, um,
Correct.
As long as you persevere and as long as you diligent,
And you on time or other things, you know, other markers
that. Don't Mark black Americans or like I told y'all to
address me as not. Mr. Sims or Taiwan Sims. But as the
Niger, man, The Man from Nowhere, the man that's treated
like he's not human.
because if housing is a human, right then,
It is surely passed me.
18 months sitting in here.
Right. Sio 18 months advocating for me, me personally
standing at this Podium speaking towards you saying to you.
Hey, I have a hood number of G 0154234. It's been since
and also I have a hmis number 355061 that has been since
almost the same time
But I understand it's to be a new, um, element of red
lining.
Because since what January 2025 7,000 illegals have been
housed here in Chicago? However, me standing at this Podium
for 18 months advocating for me
An American 44 years. I have not left my country. I'm
documented, right?
Everything that says that civil rights, gives me the civil
liberty to have, at least some consideration from my city
government. A city government who seen me on April 16th
arrested, when I came here to further advocate for myself,
You remember right? See Joe, the financing, the housing,
The Joint Committee and thank thank what? Where's Lenny?
Congratulations, Miss works.
For the green housing ordeal that I sat through, but I was
arrested when I came to Advocate wrongfully arrested. So
instead of calling Trump and the federal government the
Gestapo, we got to look into this building and look into
the now. I won't call them law enforcement. Those
individuals who enact
Malicious acts against citizens. Who advocate for
themselves? I was wrongly arrested on April 16th.
I've been fighting in this building to try to find some
sensibility out of y'all.
But y'all anti-americans.
And y'all exercise it Cado. See Joe Lopez Vasquez. Y'all
ran so quickly down there to that Federal Detention place.
But I've been advocating in here in front of y'all,
What movement Have y'all made towards me?
What movement Have y'all made towards the numbers that I've
given you?
Other than what to try to humiliate me. Wait, June 3rd. I
was also wrongfully arrested while you were showing your
teeth. A young man, young man, you right there. You going
to show your teeth. You going to show less of them though,
cuz I'm going to scrape those Smiles off your faces. Y'all
think that y'all can get down on Americans? Y'all think
that what we should be pushed around? Y'all going to
utilize our civil rights? Our constitutional Liberties
against us all their exercising that first amendment. I've
been exercising my first amendment and it was kicked down
by Urban in this building was without the building. Also
that's a constitutional, right? That I have as a born
citizen here.
But no.
So, see, Joe Lopez, what is the remedy here? If you can't
handle, being the chairman of housing in real estate or if
you have a discriminatory sense against Americans? I
suppose.
because I see civilians white black all in LS, all in the
Thank you for your comments. Next, we have Mr. George
Blakemore.
Where are you, Mr. Blakemore, I'm in the committee on
house.
Housing housing.
Are they health?
And to who expect their housing, illegal immigrant and
who's the chairman this man, the slowest man over here.
Burning the American flag and creating so much havoc and
I'll seating well, well, Mr. Blakemore, what can you tell
me? Most of those people? What party are they a member of
the Democrat?
Have you been a Democrat? All your life? Yeah.
But what motivated you to to change and go read.
And then flip red.
On my way to blackness.
I have seen our elected black elected officials vote for
Sanctuary bringing these people in here.
To compete with us for jobs, good contracts, and services.
I've seen this, who does that?
I in.
Or sell out or a. Wait a minute. Mr. Blakemore, it's
something wrong here. When was this meeting supposed to
start?
At at 12.
They have no respect for time.
No respect for their position. They forgot that their
public servant.
And they here to serve the public. I'm not supposed to
serve you and the notorious. Oh, it was terrible. It was
just unamerican this man.
Create all this habit down at the Federal Building. All
he's burning the flag and that other 1 over here using
these racial term niggaa.
Who does this and this other 1 named Mitchell fighting
Yancey. That's, that's out of control.
It's unacceptable, it's Unum America. And what part of do
they all belong to the Democrats?
The Democrats.
And Trump.
Is playing a game, too.
He need to send them all back.
All of them back.
And at the expense of the black men who was enslaved in
America,
The house should go to my people and to see my people voting
voting against our interests is something wrong here. It's
something evil. Here is something corrupt here. They all
Democrats, Mr. Blakemore you saying, 69. Don't use that
type of language. A man of your High Caliber. That's what's
going on.
Thank you next. We have John Paul Jones.
Sure, no.
Thank you, may have left. Thank you again. Um, this, um,
this this concludes the public comments. I think the
committee also received 2 written public comments in
support of items. 1, 159 and 10 respectively. Written
comments were email and included in your packets today.
Thank you. Um, thank you again in this concludes the public
comment section. Um, the first order of business is the
rule 45 report from May 14th 2025, which was email and
handed out to committee members, can I get a motion to
recommend approval of the report? So moved by other person,
I'm going to happen with all those in favor. Say I I all
those opposed and name in the opinion of the chair, the
eyes have it? Um,
The now we will move on the items before the committee item.
Number 1 is the appointment 2025000017534. Appointment of
Kenneth Bernett as member of the Chicago low-income
low-income housing, trust fund board, uh, will have Mr.
Bernett introduced himself and gives a short summary of His
interest in serving on the board. Welcome, Mr. Brunette.
Of course, we're gonna we're gonna, um, help, uh, by
introducing Mr. Bernette by or chief homelessness of Miss
Hello everyone chair. Uh, thank you for the introduction
and hello. Hello, members of the housing and real estate
committee. Thank you for the opportunity to speak with you
today and introduce the final nominee to the Chicago
low-income housing, trust fund board of directors. My name
is Sandy Soto and I am the chief homelessness officer for
the city of Chicago.
Your support for the trust fund has already made a real
difference, uh, to all of our elected officials who also
introduced and supported our last board member nominee.
Your the board is actively working to recover units by
impacting uh the way in which funding is being attributed
to our landlords and ensuring that the temporary attrition
plan that took place last year. No longer is in place and
we can recover the units that we have put on hold in the
last year or so the communities that have been most
Impacted by the trust fund continue to be a priority for
this board. That is marginalized communities, low-income
communities, communities of color.
It is in this spirit that I am proud to introduce Mr.
Kenneth Bernett, as our final nominee, Mr. Brunette brings
the kind of leadership this moment demands, not only
through his deep experience, as Chief Executive Officer of
Christian Community Health Center and as a member of the
city's Continuum of Care but through his lived commitment
to health housing and equity.
Mr. Bernett is also brings black Excellence to this board
as a black man. Leading, a critical service organization.
His perspective is both vital and urgent. As we work to
ensure that the trust fund, reflects and responds to the
communities. We are meant to serve
Thank you again for your continued partnership. We look
forward to your consideration and to welcoming Mr. Bernett
into this important role.
I'll be here to answer any questions. Thank you.
No, thank you. Good afternoon.
My name is Kenneth Bernett. I humbly come before you as a n
nominee for the Chicago low-income housing, trust fund
board.
Yes, I am currently the chief executive officer at
Christian Community Health Center, a federally qualified
Health Center dedicated to addressing health related social
needs for underserved communities.
As CCAC, we offer Integrated Health Care and Supportive
Housing. Uh, housing portfolio is comprised of permanent
Supportive Housing.
Interim, housing, and we work with the developer on
affordable, housing units, we know that housing stability,
safety quality of affordability, all affects Health
outcomes,
Studies, show that being without a stable housing.
Is detrimental to 1's health.
Homelessness can have a long-standing Ab birth impact on
Persons. Psychological well-being, housing is Health Care.
I've worked in Social Services for nearly 3 decades. Mainly
in administrative capacities, primarily working in
underserved modularized communities.
I aim to leverage my expertise to strengthen learn from,
and support the board's pursuit of systemic change to
stigma housing, instability and homelessness.
A simple African proverb drives me. I am because you are
and because you are, therefore, I am as a stakeholder and a
change agent. I aim to contribute to the meaningful change
that ensures Equitable resources.
Uplifting empowerment and empowering the community that I
humbly serve.
Thank you so much. I also would like to recognize all the
women. Um, Rosa Rodriguez, Sanchez for the Forum, um, are
there any questions from committee members? Uh, alderman?
Not so much a question, but, Mr. Bernett, I really want to
appreciate, uh, and support your taking up this assignment.
This appointment, thank you for reaching out to all of us
and particularly, when I was
Thinking about like what is the relationship between a
federally qualified Health Center, and affordable housing?
The thoughtfulness of your your response is you've liked
shared with my colleagues again here today that your access
to housing
Or lack of access is such a severe hindrance to your
health, and to see that recognition on the part of your
organization. Your commitment to doing that work in your
community.
Was really heartening and encouraging to me and I'm really
glad for you taking out this work and like sharing your
your time and your expertise with the city. Thank you sir.
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Are there any other
comments?
Questions, otherwise. Um, can I get a motion to recommend
approval of this item? So mobile alpara, all those in
favor. Say, I all those opposed and a the opinion of the
chair, the eyes have it, and I do want to congratulate and
welcome Mr. Bernett to the Chalo Income, Housing, Trust
Fund board. Thank you again. Thank you, thank you.
Congratulations. They do pass recommendation of these
orders will be reported out at the next city council
meeting on June 182022.
word, as low, affordability Community. Can I get a motion
to accept the substitute?
so moved by Alum, all those in favor, say I
all those opposed name in the opinion of the chair, the
eyes have it, the substitute is before us uh all the women
and men. I happy with this present to testify on behalf of
this ordinance and the woman floor is yours.
Thank you, chairman.
The low affordability Community ordinance. The Lac or lack
is to respond to our community's need for more affordable
housing. And we know that the arrow is not enough
And so we are doing all that we can and working with
multiple departments to make this a reality in the 48th
Ward.
The lack designation is a state tax. Incentive program that
works together with Chicago's Aro to build rightsize, mixed
income housing for the 48th Ward Community. The purpose of
the designation is to provide provide incentives to build
affordable, housing and communities. That need it. Most
especially in places that are
Under threat of displacement.
We want to help stimulate new construction of mixed income
housing, where we need it most and the city is short of
120,000 units. This is our communities opportunity to
encourage sustainable development along our Transit Rich
Broadway, Corridor,
The Aro and the Lac designation work together to ensure
that any future housing built along Broadway will be mixed
income.
The Aro alone does not encourage housing to be built on
Broadway.
The Lac will incentivize at least 20% on-site affordable
housing in all developments with 7 or more units.
These affordable units can also be part of the housing
Choice. Voucher program to ensure that we also provide
housing for our very low-income families.
The Lac designation encourages investment in our
underutilized, lots and gradually adds to the property tax
base.
The Lac designation offers tax benefits that phase out over
30 years.
The Lac developments also add taxable eav equalized
assessed value to the city's base, over 12 year period.
This is a specialty true for Parcels that have seen little
to or no new development in many years.
particularly in the Edgewater area on Broadway, we have
seen no housing built on the west side of Broadway between
Foster and Devon for the last almost 20 years.
And this is a shame because it steps away from the red
line.
I want to add a couple more things.
Current development is below the maximum allowed base on ex
ex existing zoning. And we are working very hard to create
opportunities where where none exist before and has been
this way. For many years. Development is incremental, it
does not happen overnight, there are many vacant, Lots
vacant storefronts and underutilized buildings on
On Broadway and without tools and incentives for
development.
We are risking no new housing or investment on Broadway.
With the RPM under L and ctm owned Parcels. We need to
attract new people looking to live in our Ward and we have
an opportunity to decide where new housing should be
located in Edgewater and uptown
Urban planners agree that building more housing stabilizes,
rental prices, rents, only go up but will go up faster with
a lack of housing Supply. If we do not build existing
housing will gentrify even faster
The low-income housing tax credits is a financial tool for
developers to offer deeper levels of affordability when
offering more than 35% of affordable housing in their
development. This money is not front-loaded and does not
spur construction. The liech funds are also limited. While
the Lac is much more available,
I just want to address a couple more things if that's okay
to put on record because there's a lot of misinformation
that's being shared, um,
so the designation of a parcel or a census tract, as a low
affordability Community, lack allows properties with 7,
plus units to receive a property tax reduction through the
Cook County, special assessment program by setting aside,
at least 20% of the units, as on-site affordable, for new
construction or substantial rehab projects.
This was authorized by state law in 2021 and since its
creation has resulted in 86% of our own units being built
on site since Passage.
And on additional 110 units, currently on the Aro pipeline
across the city.
Lacks can be a useful tool to incentivize the construction
of on-site affordable units and signal to local developers
that including affordable. Housing. On-site is a priority
for me.
And other local Elder people.
There's a great need for all kinds of units in the 40th,
Ward including affordable units. So it's important for us
that we take advantage of this tool to increase our stock
of affordable, housing and build housing for everyone at
all. Income levels.
Properties that do take advantage of the lack.
Only get a property, tax reduction, in the
post-development, assessed value compared to the
pre-development assessed value for a maximum of 30 years,
with the tax reduction, getting smaller every 3 years,
The developer pays a base property tax. That is based on the
assessment for a year before construction after that the
developer starts paying and increasing percentage of
property tax based on the Delta between the base property
tax and the post construction assessed value,
Rather than shrinking the tax base. There's a gradual
edition of property taxes to the tax base where there
wouldn't be otherwise for example a vacant lot, remained
vacant
So these properties are still likely to represent a net
increase in property tax revenue and this increase will be
gradual instead of all at once.
Thank you for your time and I hope for this committee's
favorable consideration. Thank you. Are there any questions
my committee members?
Otherwise can I get a motion to oh oh, go ahead. Go ahead.
Sorry, all the women I happen with. I really appreciate
this endeavor. I know how successful this work has been,
like, as you mentioned, like anyone who looks at the
numbers, in terms of units, being created on site, rather
than just paying into the in lie of fund. No self
successful. This program has been, I think I heard the
assessor saying, a couple days ago north of 10,000 units
have been created through this special assessment.
and,
Knowing friends in the Edgewater community area and
particularly in the 48th Ward. I know what the need is. I
was curious if you could share with us what the thinking
behind the
Full Ward. As opposed to like the Broadway. Corridor, could
you talk about the rationale on that?
Well, we've had, we've had requests from all over the world
not just on Broadway.
And so we we want to be able to incentivize Investments and
development, especially affordable housing and this is 1
way to do it. We know that right now, it's very difficult
to build. And so we want to do all that we can. Um, and we
know that it's going to be incremental, but we want to give
the opportunity. It's not a requirement um, for people to
use the Lac.
I appreciate that. Thank you. Thank you cheer. Thank you,
Alum. Any any other questions?
Otherwise can I get a motion to move by other? Women are,
happy with all those in favor. Say I I all those opposed,
the name independent of the chair, the eyes have it, they
do pass recommendation of these ordinance will be reported
out at the next city council meeting on June, 18th 2025,
And now we're going to go back on, um, to idea number 2,
um, is uh, the the ordinance 2025 does 0017439, designation
designation of 1333, North Kingsbury Street as low in
affordability community in the 27th world. We have, uh, a
represent.
from Alderman, uh Bernett who is uh going to Who present on
these ornaments if you can introduce yourself and then for
the record
And the ottoman support.
Thank you. Um, are there any questions? Um, is a similar
item as the previous item? Are there any questions?
Otherwise, can I get a motion to move?
To move by Alderman ESP, all those in favor. Say I all
those opposed and name in the opinion of the chair, the
eyes have it, they do pass recommendation of these. Uh,
ordinance will be reported out at the next city council
meeting on June 18th, 2025
um,
now we're going to go back to the regular order. Uh, item
number 4 is an ordinance. 202500000017522 First Amendment
to intergovernmental agreement with the Board of Trustees
of the University of Illinois for 5 for a 5-year. Lease
extension for an administrative and health facilities,
allowing the expansion space for federal, granted dental
clinic at 1713 South, Ashton Avenue in the 25th word, merit
Solace from the Department of Fleet and facility management
is present to testify on behalf of of this ordinance. Thank
you, Merit
Thank you, chairman.
Good afternoon, honorable chairman and members of the
committee for the record. My name is marit Solis on behalf
of the Department of Fleet and facility management.
The city has a long-standing intergovernmental agreement
with the Board of Trustees, of the University of Illinois,
to lease the city-owned, space located, at 1713, South
Ashland Avenue.
Known as the Lower West Side neighborhood, health clinic.
The university, leases, the space to operate, the pilson
Family Health Center as a delegate Agency for the
Department of Public Health, uh, providing Medical
Services. The property is located in the 25th Ward. And we
are joined today by members of the University who are
prepared to answer any questions and the committee may have
uh, pertaining to this matter.
The city approved an extension of the term by ordinance
adopted on November 1st 2023.
The university is requesting to expand the premises by
approximately 1,066 square feet for a related clinical use.
uh, the university has received a Federal grant award,
number CE 147035 from the US Department of Health and Human
Human Services, Health Resources, and services
Administration also known as hersa.
And uh, this grant was to pay for the renovations to expand
the premises to include a dental clinic.
This expansion increases, the University's proportionate
use of the premises from 45.8% of the building to 53.5%.
Which will reflect the new amount that the university will
pay the city for operating expenses.
And I'm here to ask for your most favorable consideration
to amend. This agreement to incorporate the expansion space
as well as include language pertaining to the hersa grant
On the screen, you have uh, layout of the the building. And
it includes the yellow portion is the portion um, for the
the current medical space, the purple's uh, highlighted is
the expansion space for the dental clinic.
And that concludes my presentation on this item and we'll
be happy to answer any questions. The committee may have
Thank you, Mary. Um, could we get some members of the
another representative for the University of Illinois? Do
we really, uh, grateful for the partnership? So if you
don't, if you wouldn't mind, I think we'll be helpful for
the members of the community to hear a little bit more, a
little bit more about the, the dental clinic and, um, you
know, the partnership. So if you can just, uh, just give
your name and and and your title for the record and we are
grateful uh, for your presence here today.
Sure. Well, thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you members of
the committee and also thank you. Uh, uh, assistant,
commissioner Solace for your kind introduction. Uh, Joe
Kearny assistant University Council for the University of
Illinois, of my colleagues. Uh, Alec dordevic also with the
council's office and Julie Thompson with real estate office
and also online. We have, I believe Dr. Scott Tomar, 1 of
1 of The deans from the College of Dentistry, um, who
oversees the clinic or along with a wide variety of other
things. I don't know. Dr. Tomar can you hear us?
Yes, I'm here and I can hear you. Okay, good. So, um,
everything, you know, we we very much support this
initiative. It's very important for um, our respective
communities, we're happy to partner with the city, we thank
the city for its leadership. We thank this committee for
its leadership and happy to answer any questions that
anyone has. Um, we're we're here at your disposal. Thank
you. Thank you so much. Um, we also got a conversation with
chairwoman Rosa Rodriguez, Sanchez,
Just to talk in the comedy about um the the service of the
clinic as well as as the need for dental services in the
city. Um are there any questions from committee members on
this item?
Otherwise can I get a motion to move to move by other women
and I happen with all those in favor, say I all those
opposing a and depending on the chair the eyes have it, the
do pass, recommendation of these orders will be reported
out at the next city council meeting on June 18th. And
we're thankful, uh, for Mary Soliz as well as the
University of North for your partnership. This is a very
important effort and a very uh, needed in the community.
Thank you so much. Thank you.
Item number 5 is an ordinance 202500000017505. Uh, First
Amendment to lease with Skyway concession company LLC for
South storage at 3154 East 95th Street. Uh, extending to
November 30th 2027 uh, with the right to execute 2. 1 year,
year lease renewals in the 10th word Mary Soliz from the
Department of lead and facility management is again here to
testify on this ordinance. Thank you, mayor.
For the record. Again, my name is Meritt Solis on the
department of Fleet and facility management.
the city of Chicago acquired the site located at 3154 East,
95th Street in March 2020 and assumed landlord
responsibilities for the current tenant Skyway concession
company. LLC. The term of the lease expired, on November
30th, 2022 and has been in a holding over status and
December 1st, 2022.
Skyway concession company. LLC has requested to continue
its tendency by extending the term of the lease. And I'm
here today to ask for your most favorable consideration to
authorize an extension to the term of this agreement.
The premises consists of approximately 37,000 square feet,
which is used as salt storage.
For maintenance of the skyway.
The Chicago Skyway.
Uh, the property is located in the 10th. Ward and Alderman.
Chico has expressed no objection to this um, extension.
The department is also in receipt of a letter of support
from Alderman, yans office.
Citing that the quote, although the city uh, the city on
lot is not in the Fifth Ward. Many residents utilize the
Skyway on and benefit from the road um which is being
salted in inclement weather and quote.
If approved this term extension would be for 3 years with 2
1 year options.
The rent for this space will be 3,700 per month payable to
the city.
With a 5% escalation during the option periods.
That concludes my presentation on this item and I'd be
happy to answer any questions.
Thank you, Mary. We do have a, a letter of support from
Chicago Skyway also like to recognize all the women Harris
for the Quorum. Um, are there any questions? All
Just 1 question. Thank you very much for the presentation.
I'm grateful for the feedback of my colleagues.
I'm just curious as this roughly, like a
competitive market rate lease for
10, 10th, Ward, industrial space. I don't know what land
goes for it down there if I maybe so honest. Um,
Is this roughly, what? We would be getting so. So we did
have an appraisal done on this on the space. And if you
notice on the, um, on the uh, screen here, you have the
city-owned lot is, is, uh cross-hatched in Orange, the
space, that the Skyway concession company uses is outlined
in the, in the blue, uh, rectangle area. Um, and so, it's
not the, the whole lot that they're using, it's just that,
that rectangle area.
so, like just I appreciate that just to confirm like this
is roughly
Market rents that the the concession air is getting. Yes.
Okay. All right. Thank you. Thank you, chair. Thank you.
Any other questions? Otherwise, can I get a motion to move
on this item? So move alderwoman Scott. All those in favor.
Say I all those opposed and a and depending on the chair,
the eyes have it, they do pass recommendation of these.
Orders will be reported out in the next city. Council
meeting on June 18th, 2025
Item number 6 is ordinance 202500000017574 land sale uh and
and Redevelopment agreement with Clarity and Associates Inc
for purchase of City, Lots at 18881688181888.22 8824
8828308836. 883840 884284388.
Avenue under City. Lots for Working Families program, in
the 10th word. Brian odono, from the Department of Housing
is here to present on behalf of these orders.
Thank you Brian. Thank you and good afternoon. Chairman, uh,
Co Lopez Vice chair, Mitchell and committee members.
For the record, my name is Brian O'Donnell presenting on
behalf of the home ownership Bureau of the Department of
Housing.
Dia Williams and Paul panciera, please stand there. Um,
here on behalf of Clarion Associates.
Alderman, Chico is not here but I know he is supportive of
this.
Clarion Associates is a Community Development Corporation,
that serves South Chicago and the surrounding areas. They
provide affordable housing and other services to benefit
area families.
Incorporated, in 1991, Clarion Associates. Associates is
the only nonprofit affordable housing, developer and South
Chicago. And they take pride in creating a community of
Choice by working to bring in needed resources and
opportunities.
So uh, you're looking at a map uh the lats on the map, as
you can see are mainly in the 8800 Block of South Buffalo.
There's 3 others uh a bit further south
And my usual quick primer on City. Lots for Working
Families. We sell lots to Developers for 1 dollar.
75% of the homes, must be sold, uh, with a maximum price
established by the Department of Housing, which is said to
be affordable to households at 120% of area, median income.
The city also reduces uh many bu building permit and
related fees.
This slide lists a 13, Lots individually. That size is in
valuations are fairly standard.
And 13 homes are planned.
This development by Clarisse will be offering the module
home. You have seen before quite a few times now built in a
Westside Factory by inherent homes.
It is a 3-bedroom, 2-bath house.
This slide shows such a home developed for another uh
development in East Garfield Park.
this concludes my presentation and I request your uh,
Consider.
Positive consideration of this ordinance. Thank you. Thank
you very much. And are there any questions by committee
members?
Otherwise can I get a motion to move on this item?
So moved by Alderman, cassada all those in favor. Say I I
all those opposed and a and depending on the chair the eyes
have it, they do pass recommendation of. This ordinance
will be reported out of the next city. Council meeting on
June 18th 2525 item. Number 7 is ordinance, 2025 dash dash,
dash, 0001756 of vacant city owned property at 7149 South
dubson Avenue.
To Habitat for Humanity, Chicago subject to amendment of
Redevelopment agreement, to include a property, uh, in the
field word. Brian O'Donnell again from the Department of
Housing here to present on this ordinance.
Again, for the record, my name is Brian O'Donnell
presenting on behalf of the home ownership Bureau of the
Department of Housing. Leticia, please stand, Leticia is
still director of real estate development for Habitat for
Humanity. Chicago is present uh for that organization.
For your consideration. This is a sale of a single lab that
7149 South Taps and Avenue to Habitat for Humanity Chicago.
committed to the betterment of all residents Habitat for
Humanity, Chicago develops, physical, and social assets to
strengthen neighborhoods, but the goal of creating
stability for more Chicagoans.
Uh, like Alderman ancy is not here but he is supportive of
this.
Thank you. Are there any questions? Oh no, you're still go
ahead.
I got an hour to go. Yeah.
Quick question, quick question. Wait, there's more
presentation? Oh yeah. Finish the presentation, you know,
go ahead, go ahead. Well that was valued at 19,000 that the
department is requesting that it be sold for 1 dollar.
That that was acquired by the city in 2008, and it's
smaller than standard size.
It will be combined with a lot to it. South at 7151 South
Dobson for the development of a single family home under an
existing agreement with do.
7151 South absent as part of an existing agreement between
do and the developer.
The existing agreement was a working out of an old
agreement between the city and Revere comr Housing, which
was undertaken by the comr foundation.
Habitat for Humanity, Chicago agreed to acquire, the
remaining lots and which nothing was ever built.
If this sale is approved, the existing agreement will be
amended to include 7149 South Dobson.
Here you can see that the lad is only 18 and a half feet
wide as is. The parcel is not really buildable but combined
with the lead at 7151 South Ops and they would have over 37
feet of Street Frontage.
Here's a view of the site. The combined site is fenced in.
To the right of that site is a home already built by
Habitat for Humanity.
And across the street from this, uh, site is uh CPS reverse
school, which is an open enrollment School.
And this side uh shows the style of home that Habitat for
Humanity. Intends to build, it will have 4 bedrooms and 2
bathrooms.
This ends my presentation and again, I request your
favorable consideration. Thank you. Thank you. Brian now.
See if you just keep listening, the the answer usually
presents itself. I I was curious about the substandard lot,
so the 2 are being combined to build 1, single family, 4,
bedroom, 2 bath. Assuming this being Habitat for Humanity.
This is going to be affordable home opportunity. Yes,
awesome, fantastic. Thank you sir. Thank you chair. Thank
you.
Oh yes, please. If you can introduce you for the record,
just your name and title and thank you and welcome. Thank
you, uh, for the record. My name is Leticia steel here on
behalf of Habitat for Humanity Chicago. Uh, and to your
point we will be thank you. Uh, we will be building a
single family home. It'll be 1800 square feet, um, and it's
Aging in place. So 1 of the bedrooms is included on the
first floor, um, which will be Ada accessible.
Perfect. Thank you. Thank you for that information and then
additional questions. So can I have a motion to move so
mobile the other person, when to happen with all those in
favor, say I all the pool say name and depending on the
chair, the eyes have it. Thank you, Brian. And the do pass
recommendation of this ordinance will be reported out at
the next city council meeting on June 18th, 2025 item.
Number 8 is ordinance 2025, that's
0017592 setup City on property at 506 through 508. No North
Monticello Avenue to Citizens Building A Better Community,
LLC, with financial assistance of forgivable tax increment,
financing loan. Tiff in the 27 word James Whitten from the
Department of Housing is here to testify on behalf of this
ordinance.
Thank you, James. Good afternoon, chairman and members of
the committee. My, for the record. My name is James
Wheaton. I am a project manager with the neighborhood
preservation division of the Department of Housing.
Uh, my presentation today is with regard to the sale of the
city-owned property at 50658 North Montello.
Uh, to the citizens Building A Better Community LLC. The
principles of which are Melvin, Bailey, who you heard
earlier in the public comments and Mike Judah, both of them
are present
Uh, the property has been sitting vacant for at least 11
years. Since 2014, it's 14 units. They're 1-bedroom, 1-bath
units. It's low as mentioned. They're located in the 27th.
Ward Alderman, Bernett has been very supportive of this,
um, project since the very beginning. Uh, it's in the
Humble Park Community area. It's at the southernmost edge
of this, Chicago Central Park, TIF district, and it's been
a residential property since it was first built over a
hundred years.
Ago.
Uh, the Little Red Dot on the map shows where it is. It's
on the west side.
It's at the Western Terminus of the Franklin Boulevard. Um,
system, it's just north of the Garfield Park Conservatory
and it's just west of the Westinghouse College Prep, High
School.
Um the neighborhood is generally single family, homes, 2,
flats some multifamily buildings. The reason financing for
this is going to be provided through a combination of a
first mortgage. The community Investment corporation is uh
the lender this uh, Community investment corporation's,
Equity Fund, and the owner's equity will be a portion of it
and the final portion will be a uh, excuse me, Tiff
purchase Rehab, Grant through the community Investment
corporation money, that was allocated to them as a delegate
agency, some years ago.
Uh, the developers have extensive, uh, experience
developing single family homes and other uh, properties.
you will hear a little bit later that they are also going
to be uh recipients of some uh vacant lots for single
family development in the north Lawndale neighborhood.
Uh this property ended up with the Department of Housing
because it was part of the troubled buildings initiative
back prior to 2014. This property was in distress and it up
in housing courts. Uh ultimately the owner passed away and
in 2018, December of 2018, the housing court forfeited.
This property and uh transferred the deed to the city of
Chicago.
um, it has been deteriorating ever since there is a
skylight over the main stairwell, which is the center of
the building sometime in the last several years that
Skylight imploded. So all of the weather that has
transpired in the city of Chicago for the last 4 or 5
years, has basically fallen into that stairwell. And that's
a picture of the main, uh, stairwell at the first floor. I
was in the building. I was not going any higher than that,
though the developers did. Um and uh, it's been falling
apart since then. Um, as I said, the development is going
to be financed by cic in a TIF Grant total project cost is
about million dollars. The rehab cost is about a million
and a half the acquisition based on a market value or a
market valuation that was uh, done at the behest of the
Department of Law, in March of this year, is 48,000. And as
an aside, I'm sure the developer
ERS would not object to a friendly amendment. That would
reduce the acquisition price of this property from 48,000
to something much less.
Uh, here's some pictures of the main, uh, floor. This is
the there's Garden, uh, units. This is the main entryway.
These are some of the garden units, uh, that are, um,
existing in the building. These pictures were taken know,
last spring,
um, the development team citizens, Building A Better
Community LLC. It's a partnership of Judah Investments, LLC
and mkb business strategies LLC, which is Mike Judah and
Melvin. Bailey general, contractor will be TBI Contractors
Inc. Again, Melvin Bailey 51%, owner, Mike. Judah, 49%
owner TBI contractors is an MBE Enterprise. Uh, I don't
know if you can see this very well, but the budgets, uh,
again First Mortgage from cic Equity from uh, the cic
Equity Fund and the developers and the Tif purchase Rehab.
Grant, this is 915,000 of Tif money, as I said it was
allocated to cic under their delegate agency, contract,
several years ago. And this is no new, Tif money, it's
money. That's already been essentially out the door as far
as uh, the city is concerned.
So the timeline there was an RFP a request for proposals
back in 2019, this developer was the only respondent um a
phase 2 environmental review was completed in 2022.
Remediation costs are about 26,000, they're in the budget.
Why did it take so long? Why was there a delay? Well, we
had Co in there. Um, Alderman Bernett has been supportive
of this from the very beginning, he issued renew letter of
support, in June of last year. We had a public meeting last
spring with the uh, West humble Development Council, and
about 30 residents in attendance. They are very supportive
of seeing this building rehab, of course, the alternative
back in the day when the housing court was considering this
was Demolition.
Um, so with this was also published in chai block builder
in November of 2024. There were no other respondents. This
was introduced to city council last month and here, it's
before the committee and we're asking for your
consideration and approval of this, uh, proposal to sell
this property to the developers, um, as uh, requested. And
again, a friendly Amendment reducing the sales price would
be more than welcome.
Thank you. Are there any questions by committee members?
Alderman by Sher Mitchell. Yeah. Um supportive of the
project and I have a couple of questions. Can you put the
um
Slide back starting with the, the, that 1, that 1 go back.
Where, how far back do you want the last the last slide?
The map know the very last slide. I think it was. Okay. Or
had the, uh,
Final estimates on it. Keep going. Just curious about
something.
Um come on, get the button to work. Okay, that 1 more 1,
more 1 more.
Okay. Okay, okay, so, you know, somebody who can speak to
it, this is a for my own edification, so it says the phase
2 environmental review was completed in 2022 and the
estimate is 26,000.
So I have questions about that. Um, I'm sure that number
seems a bit low for everything that you described it with
is wrong with that property. So I was just kind of curious,
is that a proper estimate? Um, considering a property like
that might have boilers lead and things like that. 26,000
seems extremely low. Well the uh I guess it was at the time
time AIS. Now to FM uh, ordered the environmental review.
done by a third-party contractor that they engage, and they
provide both the report and an estimate of what needs to be
done. Their focus was primarily the exterior. I'll admit
that. Uh so
You know, there was no evidence of a a buried tank or
anything like that, but mostly it's cleaning up debris.
That has been dumped on the site over the years, uh, given
the condition of the Interior. Um,
There's nothing in there. That's salvageable. So the walls
if there's lead paint they're already fallen down.
Everything's going to have to come out. It's going to be
basically gutted down to the brick.
Okay, I'm just concerned, I'm not concerned, but, um, so
that's included in the, uh, the rehab costs that that
they've estimated, okay? In the second thing is just more
of a, a wreck, um, a request,
It is very rare that the city holds property as opposed to
Lots.
Are you able to provide through the chair a listing of all
the
Properties in in the form of homes or buildings that the
city is holding.
I can't do it right, this instant, but we certainly could
provide a list to the yeah, for the 2. I want to do
appreciate. Thank you, sir. Thanks you. Thank you. I have a
quick question in terms of like the the cost per unit
versus what you see out there. Um on average, it seems like
there's about a
14 units for about 2 million dollars about 140,000 per unit,
right? How do you compare that? I mean, is there an
estimate and does it have to do right now? And that's what
you're seeing out there, um, because I'm assuming, you
know, the, the cost to to repair much, uh, much more
effective than build new units. Uh, so in terms of like
what you're seeing in, in compared to this deal seems like,
you know, it is important that we start doing more rehab.
Just want to look at the costs.
Well, I'm sure you all know that, you know, new
construction. If you're talking about a single family home
stick, built is probably in the, you know, 500,000 600,000
range. Uh, these are
1,000 square foot 1-bedroom. 1-bath apartments. Um,
The building is going to be totally gutted, they're going
to be, you know, restored as rentals. Um, so it 1 and a
half million dollars rehab for 14 units. We're talking what
a little bit over 100,000 per unit for doing it but there's
some economies of scale here because they're going to go in
and take everything out where it's not a matter of saying,
oh well let's say save this drywall or this wall or this
ceiling know, it's all coming out and actually you know,
Mike and Melvin are here if they, they could speak to that
if they wanted to or if you have any more, uh, further
In or detail or uh, information needed, you know, they're
both here. Yeah. No, that would be great. I think if you
want to share more we're really interested. Also, we've
been uh, reaching out to the Cook County Land Bank, you
know, we definitely need to scale up and and try to do more
of that together. So we'll definitely anything you like to
share, please. And please for the record, your name and
title.
uh,
Named Melvin daily. Um, you know, 1 of the manager members
of uh citizen Building. A Better Community know. And just
like uh, Jim said everything is uh, it got to come out, but
we look at that as creating jobs for the community, you
know, showing them how to properly demo a building that
size safely and showing them some type of skills because
their skills and demo it. And so that's something that we
uh, take pride in safety and creating jobs to make sure
that can uh, be a thriving building for the future, um, of
that area. The 27 War.
You know, and new and then I, I tell you, I won't thank
Brian hacker and Jim as well. And also Brian odono and
Whitney back here for, uh, supporting and and all the city
staff and they've been very supportive of what we've been
doing, so yeah, thank you, thank you all bye. You have a
follow-up.
Follow. Um,
I think he was just missing, it's not a demo, it's a, it's
a total, it's a total gut rehab. Correct? It's yeah. So
we're the bones of the building are good. Uh, the exterior
is stained still, I mean, when we say demo, we're talking
about removing everything inside. Uh, the main staircase,
some portions of it may be salvageable, okay? Uh, but, you
know, it's certainly going to be rebuilt. Gotcha, which
leads to my next question. So is, it is the original layout
maintained? Or are they going to be some architectural
changes? There is no intent to change. The the floor plan
or the, the layout of the building. That's 141, bedroom. 1
bath units. That's what they're going to do. Yeah. In this
curious to me because I have a building that I'm I'm
embarking on the same effort so I'm it that's why my senses
are very keen to this project. Yeah.
You said it's like you already got people like yeah. All
right. Thank you too. Thank you. Bye.
Hey, thank you so much, sir.
I mean, we're talking about come on. It's like I I'm
assuming that the, the only funding going into this is
Municipal funding. Is that accurate?
I'm sorry, didn't quite understand it.
Is it accurate that the only funding going into this
outside funding is being in school funding?
Substitute you speak without the microphone because it I'm
sorry. I'm getting a hold of. My hearing is not great. It's
all right. The subsidy of this project I'm assuming based
off of your presentation.
It is Munn.
useful funding rather than
the state or federal.
Dollars going. Well see I see is providing private
financing through their funds and the Tif money is Tif
money from that Chicago Central Park, TIF district that has
been, you know, allocated collected over the years and
under a delegate agency, contract that Community Investment
corporation has with the city and has had for a number of
years. Going back to when I worked for cic, 89 years ago.
this money has been allocated and was transferred to cic to
be used for Tiff purchase Rehab transactions in conjunction
with their loans on multi family buildings.
I, I understand that.
There's nothing nefarious behind my line of questioning.
It's more around the fact that you I mean if we're talking
about the the efficiency of per unit costs so much to the
inefficiency, it has nothing to do with Municipal dollars.
It has everything to do with all of the requirements, we
read tape the state and federal dollars layer on top.
That's a whole, another conversation we could have and I'm
sure we will have. Um, but I did have a a more
Substantive question, which is I'm assuming based off of
this being a part of the, Tif purchase and Rehab program.
Are there, is there an affordability component to this
development as well? Yes, the uh apartments are all going
to be rented at, uh, rent levels affordable to 80% or
below, uh, a very immediate income.
Fantastic awesome. Thank you sir. Thank you. Thank you
know, definitely, bye. Mitchell mentioned there's several
aldermen going into this endeavor and I think the city um
you know could could be doing a lot more of these
especially uh as we have as you mentioned, really high cost
for new construction and uh a real issue with
affordability. So definitely appreciate these efforts. Can
I get a motion then to move on this item so move by other
persons Scott, all those in favor. Say I I all those
opposed and name and opinion of the chair. The eyes have
it, they do pass recommendation with this, ordinance will
be reported out on the next city. Council meeting on June
18th 2025, congratulations. Thank you.
Um, we're going to we're going to merge the next 2 items
are in the same, uh, word. And also by the same chat block
Builder program. Item, number 9 is and 10. Item number 9 is
is ordinance, 2025.00 000175, 96, cello, vacancy on
at 1648 1654 1658, South Drake Avenue and 1630 16311653
1804 and 1810. South Trumbull Avenue to Westside Community
Group.
Ink under the check, block Builder, missing middle infield.
Housing Initiative pilot program for the construction of
residential buildings. Um,
Item number 10 is the ordinance 2025.00 17597 cello vacancy
on property at 1421 1433 1435 14371443, South Trumbull,
Avenue 1442, South Home, Avenue 1551 South Home Avenue and
3357 West Douglas Boulevard through citizens Building A
Better Community under check block Builder. Missing middle
infield. Housing Initiative pilot program for construction
of residential buildings, both in the 24th word, Brian
Herer from the Department of planning and development is
present to testify on behalf of both items. Thank you,
Brian.
Thank you, chairman and, uh, good afternoon to you and, uh,
all the members of the committee. Uh, yeah. Again, my name
is Brian hacker, supervising planner of the west region
with uh, City of Chicago Department of planning and
development. And uh I'm here today to uh present uh the
land sales for 2 of the Clusters, from the pilot phase of
the missing middle program, uh, in North London deal. And
these are clusters, see and
D which are 2 individual projects uh with um being developed
developed by the, uh, Westside Community Group, as well as
Citizens Building A Better Community, uh, who have, uh,
been previously discussed this meeting multiple times. Now,
uh, these projects are both in, uh, the 24th. Ward
Alderman, Scott, uh, in the north Lawndale community area
and dpd's West planning region. So, um,
As mentioned, this is, uh, requesting approval for the sale
of 16 total city-owned Parcels, uh, consisting of 2
projects with 8 Parcels each within them.
To provide some background on the missing middle
initiative. This is a program uh, led by the department of
Planning and Development, to offer, a vacant city-owned
Parcels for uh, Redevelopment as missing middle infill
housing. So that could be, you know, uh, single family 2
flat 3 flat uh you know, Courtyard sale development um and
it's focused on the west and south sides in uh real estate
markets that are currently uh not experiencing a
significant levels of investment. Um so the financial
assistance, uh, provided through this program is a land
write Downs for each of the parcels, uh, to be sold at 1
dollar each. And then up to 150,000 dollars, subsidy per
unit from the housing and economic development Bond.
Uh so as I mentioned, this is a multi-phase program. Uh
North Londo was the um pilot uh phase of it. Uh in April we
marketed properties in multiple communities on the South
Side through that were eligible for missing middle
incentives. And you know, this is anticipated to result in
the construction of hundreds of new housing units. Uh, you
know, in communities on the uh, west, southwest and South
sides, uh, with these incentives and the properties are
sold at, uh, sale prices are capped at um, prices that are
affordable to a family earning 140, uh, percent of Ami.
Uh, although we're not, uh, uh, verifying the um, buyer
income. The price is capped at at those levels, uh,
according to the Ami,
So, Ford the north Lawndale phase of the missing middle
middle initiative. We marketed 6, clusters of properties.
As you can see, on this map here. Uh, we ended up awarding
5 of these clusters to uh 5 different development teams.
And uh right now we're bringing 2 of these projects uh,
forward for approval. So those are cluster C and D which
you can see outlined in the uh, orange on the map here.
And these are all around the uh, 6 16th Street. Uh, Corridor
in north laale west of Douglas Park. Uh kind of running
west to Pulaski and going roughly, 2, blocks north, and
south of 16th Street. And this area was chosen because of
the prevalence of uh, lots that we don't anticipate to
require further remediation and in an area where there was
a strong density of city-owned. Lots
This slide shows the parcels that are included uh in the
Acquisitions here. So for uh, clusters C and D there are 8
Parcels each. Most of these are, uh, you know, your typical
City of Chicago residential, uh, lot size, you know,
between 3 and 4,000 square feet roughly. But most of these
are your typical 25 by 125 foot, uh, residential Parcels,
with a little bit of variation there.
so, the uh, cluster C project, which I mentioned is being
led by Westside Community Group, is a proposal on, uh,
So it's 8 Parcels in total and there are being there.
Sorry, there are 9, 3 Flats being proposed with a total of
27 units, across all of these developments. Each of the
units on the 3at are, uh, 3-bedroom 2-bath, the total
project cost is roughly 6.5 million with a per unit
development cost of
40,240 per square foot cost of 1,880 per square foot. And
these are expected to be completed in uh, second quarter of
next year.
The project budget as I mentioned is uh roughly 6.5 million
in total project cost and we are anticipating to contribute
uh 4,050,000 in housing and economic development, bond
funds uh to go along with the uh financing and private
Equity. Uh brought by the uh developer
Excuse me.
The cluster d project which is being led by citizens,
Building A Better Community is a proposal for 16. Uh, total
housing units on 8 Parcels, so this consists of 82 flats.
And there will be 1 uh larger unit that's uh duplex unit of
3 bedrooms and 2 and a half baths and then 1 smaller garden
garden unit that is 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms total
project cost is 5.9 million with a per unit cost of 370,251
a per square foot cost of 260 dollars per square foot.
Uh in the timeline uh similar to the previous project. Uh
we'll sorry, the project uh is anticipated to be completed
in the second quarter of 2026.
The budget for, uh, the cluster D development um, is
roughly 5.9 million in total with housing and economic de
development Bond, funding of 2.4 million.
Going along with, uh, again lender financing and private
Equity, uh, as shown on, uh, the budget here. So, this
concludes my presentation. Thank you. And I'm happy to take
any questions. Any questions by committee members?
all the woman I have for,
Thanks chair.
I'm curious, firstly.
What?
Those lots were how long have they been a vacant?
Um, it's
since we're talking about 16, it's, you know, it it may
vary widely. I all in 1 Scott, would you would you like to
Respond. Um,
I think I say this a lot, but my community has 3,000,
vacant, lots and many of these lots have been vacant since
I was a kid, and I'm 53.
so,
Some of those areas have been vacant. Probably for the last
53 years or maybe 40, but it's been a very long time. And
so,
if you I wish we could have done a aerial view so you can
see the
It's just dense, it's nothing. Nothing there, no stores.
Know people. It's just pure vacant land. And so
I am so strongly in support of this because this is going
to bring residents back into the community. Uh, so you got
to think many kids in our community graduate from college.
And they have no place to go and they making a nice salary
and you just want to live close to the expressway, 290, 55
Ogden, surmac
Kedzi Roosevelt Road. And this does that this this makes us
us very accessible to any place within the Chicago land
area and, um, I couldn't be more excited, um,
housing is just it's needed, we need it and so we don't
have a, you know, so you look at other communities that are
thriving, you know, we sit right behind sermac and 26th
Street, there are tailor shops there
Cleaners their restaurants.
No 1s to come and invest when there's no housing or people
that are available. So this gives us that economic
buying power that North Landell will have. So
Yeah, that was that was my next question. You know? How did
you how did you choose this neighborhood over other
neighborhoods but it sounds how do you? So this was a
corridor that is basically a clean Corridor. It is clean
except for 1 corner. It's clean from
Ted's all the way to Pulaski, which just
Faking Lots through all the blocks. And so they asked me
what Corridor that I want to focus on and 16th Street was a
quarter that I wanted to focus on because it is um it can,
it has the potential to be amazing.
And and uh, in terms of your community engagement, did have
you.
It's a lot of families that you're going to be welcoming in
is what does the nearby School?
We have we have 2 schools on that same, no 3 schools on
that same street from kesy to have a high school and 2 gram
schools on that same block. I mean, not on the same block
but within that stretch from kedy to Ridgeway so they're
going to be able to walk walk to school,
Yep, that's that's fantastic. I I'm very excited for your
community. This is a fantastic. If I can even elaborate on
on, you know, the all the ones, great comments there. Uh,
you know, looking just beyond North La. We, uh, for this
pilot phase, we are considering the potential for other
communities as well. Some of which were part of the, um,
you know, second release on Shylock builder for missing
middle. Uh, another thing that I would just references that
this has a favor favorable Zone in district. There are
already because it's rt4. So you can build uh,
A housing unit for each 1,000 square feet that you have on
the parcel. And as I mentioned previously, most of these
lots are between 3 and 4,000 square feet. So they're
perfect for 3 flat development which also happens to align
with developer um financing and sort of uh you know return
on investment the 3 flat, I think tends to be a good
product from a developer point of view from what we've
heard. Uh so that's another reason why uh we looked to
North Lawndale outside of the Alder women's you know,
excellent support for for this project. Uh another thing
that we took into consideration too is uh you know listing
Parcels that we don't uh expect to have further remediation
needs and you know, part of it is just out of the volume of
vacant land that we have in this area that there's a
significant. You know, some of those are going to, you
know, not need those uh remediation.
Efforts. Uh, but you know, these are the types of things
that we've considered when we're we're looking into, you
know, the properties that we want to market for missing
middle, uh, you know, other communities. Just we may have
needed to put a little bit more, like, background work into
it, like, potentially like a rezoning or just further
evaluation of like the environmental needs for the, um, the
properties as as well. But it's great to have a, a good
partner as well. And you asked about the community and they
were very excited at the meeting and yeah. So we held
webinars that we're, we're probably more pointed towards
like interested developers just in terms of the program
rules and things of that nature. Uh, but we're also, you
know, accessible to anyone. Anyone could sign up for those
webinars and hundreds of people did. Uh, and then you know,
know, once we selected, uh, the highest scoring applicants,
uh, after the, um, you know, application deadline closed on
By black Builder. We held a uh open house uh at um,
I'm blanking, right? Yeah you can uh, facility in in North
North landio, very close to the project area. And uh, they
had to open up 1 of the temporary walls because it was, uh,
over capacity and they could not allow any more people into
into the, uh, and into the, the event. And this was where
we introduced all of the development teams that we, uh,
chose I think, hold on.
can, you know, back me up that uh, we really focused on uh,
you know, uh, smaller developers, uh, you know, that have
representation of people of color, uh, women LED uh,
developers and uh, you know, from what I take from that
meeting, they were very well received and there was a lot
of interest in the, you know, products housing products
that they were going to be delivering in the neighborhood.
Thank you again. I'm very excited for your community and
this is the fabulous, Endeavor. Thank you for all your
work, appreciate the presentation. Thank you. I'll, I'll,
um, know you have a question? Yeah, go ahead. Bye.
Oh no, you can. Okay I'll
You you you saw me down here, like you said, you can be
more excited that I couldn't be more excited for you. This
such an use of city land. This is such an efficient use of
of City dollars at some point. You got to put that per unit
cost slide back up there. That's fantastic. And I know that
that commissioner Boatright has been banging this gong for
a while about missing middle housing, but this is what we
create. This is what revitalizes neighborhoods, like we
talked a lot about cranes, cranes, cranes, cranes.
Cranes are great. But you Revitalize neighborhoods with
dumpsters with 2 and 3 flats. And this is I'm just really,
really psyched that you get to bring this to your
neighborhood. It's fantastic. I think this is my favorite
vote of the day at some point. I would, I would love to see
us do subject matter hearing about what missing middle
housing is accomplishing in this city and the work that dpd
is putting into this, because it's phenomenal, and I think
it's an unsung story in the city right now. But
That said, when you, when moment comes happy to make the
motion. Okay, we'll definitely. Thank you. Bye.
All right.
so the local Ottoman and I we talk a lot and 1 of the
things we talked about uh is not just creating more housing
but what type in this particular case you talked to, it
to, it seem like you talked a lot about renting, was there
consideration for having these units? These 3 Flats owner
owner occupied and if so what's the process in that? Is it
after they're built? That, that starts that process or what
my apologies for not mentioning it, these, it is required
that these almost be owner occupied. So I I, I neglected to
mention that and I apologize. Uh, so, but to even get a
little bit more into the details of that. Since these are 3
Flats. Um you know we offer developers the opportunity to
either condo these out or they can sell them to an uh owner
occupant who has to live in 1.
those units for at least 5 years or else face like
Financial penalties, uh,
well actually they just they can't purchase it if they
don't commit to you know, that owner occupancy status, but
then they can rent out the other units and that can be, you
know, a source of building income and, you know, help to
subsidize their housing costs too. So, uh, that that is a
requirement of the, uh, um, of the program. And it not only
applies to North Lawndale, but all the other communities
where we're marketing these, these properties, and then
just in terms of like,
You know, we we aren't telling the developers what type of
product they need to be building. But like I mentioned
earlier like the I think the 3 flat is something that
pencils out financially uh for them in a, you know, a
positive uh you know Manner and so a lot of them are
choosing like we don't have any uh single family homes
being proposed but we have 2 3 and 4 flats that are all in
the Pro projects that we um accepted for this. This first
round here.
And today, these projects that I'm presenting are just 2
and 3 Flats, okay?
Okay, and same question. Um,
I saw the financing is coming from a part. A part of the
financing is coming from the bond. Uh, the Housing
Development Bond. Where is the money for the subsidy
150,000 per unit subsidy coming from?
That's the housing and economic development Bond. Uh,
funding, that's providing the 150,000 per unit subsidy
Okay.
Can you go back to 1 of those slides 1? See the man keep
going. Uh, we had the number of potential units and then
the 150,000 Subs.
Um, do you want to see like the budget slide? I think just
1 of
Let me just uh this is the budget slide. So this is 1 of
the projects that they have 27 uh units being proposed here
because it's 93 Flats. So they can request up to 150,000
dollars per units and that number that they're requesting
from the bond is the maximum amount so 27 times 150,000. So
that's what I was getting at. So it so that means it's
covered in the 4.5 4.05 million, right there, that's
correct. Okay. All right, and I see what I was going that's
what I was looking for that that slide. You say, 1 of the
slides had 750 units
At a subsidy of 150,000, that's a hell of a price tag.
That's why I looked at that.
Um, are you talking about the de per unit development cost?
So,
It's all edification, 100% supporter well. So for example
here,
This project has a 240,000 per unit cost of development.
Uh, you know, so yeah, you know, multiply that by 3 and
you've got the the per building, you know, development cost
there. So per unit, uh the bond is going to be subsidizing
150,000 dollars of that 240,000 per unit and the rest is
going to be provided by lender financing and developer
Equity. Yeah, I I was looking to see, uh, when I did my
initial map based on that. Number it, just it was, it was,
it was a lot. So
And I'll continue to talk more because I'm up for the
missing middle as well. So I have it going on, in my words
I see a lot of attention.
yeah, so yeah to summarize it's the concern over, you know
it's it's a relatively High development cost per building
but and you know that is something that uh you know we've
discussed with the developers is the viability of selling a
3 unit. Building to 1 individual buyer because that buyer
has to bring a get approved for like a higher level of
financing for for because they have to be able to purchase
the entire building. Um, you know, that is why we have
offered the option for them to condo these these buildings.
And it, you know, this is a private development program
here. We're giving you know, a lot of the um,
You know, a lot of flexibility to the developers to choose
what type of building products they want to develop and
obviously certain things are going to be favored in the
scoring and our evaluation. But, you know, we're not
telling them, you have to build all T. Flats you have to
build all 3 Flats? We're not even telling them that they
have to max out the number of units uh, that they could
build under the existing zoning. Because part of this, we
want the developers to be able to successfully market and
sell these buildings. So there are certain things that you
know, I can't answer that these the developers could, you
know, answer just in terms of how they've chosen to, you
know, develop and market and sell these these buildings.
But I, I think part of it too is just with the condo
question, is that, uh, it's I believe the interest.
Is interest rates are higher, and it's a little bit more
difficult for them to Market these units as condos in this
market.
from what I've heard and you did say the um,
Owner, occupies status will be maintained has to be
maintained for 5 years. Uh, the duration of a mortgage
for 5 years. That's correct. That's interesting.
So, there's a recapture mortgage. That's uh,
Applied to these these properties. So you have the, um,
Owner occupant you know, sells it, they'll have to uh you
know pay back what is left on that recapture mortgage.
Interesting. Okay. All right, thank you for that
information. Thank you, Jim, thank you so much. Um, so
unless there is any questions, got to get a motion from
move for a while. Let me some mobile both all the and
that's how much enthusiasm.
And um, there will be a motion for both of the items. So,
move by the both Alderman, all those in favor. Say I those
those opposed and the opinion of the chair, the eyes have
it, they do pass, recommendation of these, orders will be
reported out in the next city, council meeting on June 18th
2025 and we will consider that hearing for the missing
middle that both by Cher Mitchell and Alice Spa requested.
Um, I didn't 11 Ordnance 2025.001, 17582 sale of city-owned
property at 513 East 44th place to M Brier.
Deep Construction Inc under chai block Builder platform in
the third world Rael Vega from the Department of planning,
and development is present to testify on behalf of this
ordinance. Thank you, Raquel.
Thank you. And, um, good afternoon everyone. Um, for the
record. Again, my name is Raquel Vega from dpd and I'm
here, requesting approval.
For the city, the vacant city land at, um, for the sale of
the vacant city, land at 513 East 44th place. Um, which was
listed in the shy block, Builders October 2024 round
So uh, this property is located in the Third Ward and
Alderman Dal.
Uh, supports the project. Um, it's in the Grand Boulevard
neighborhood.
In the Southeast region.
Um, there's no Tiff ask from this project.
And the property does not require additional environmental
review.
so at approximately 80 by 20 feet,
Um, this is a smaller than average Lots. Um,
With a 1600 square feet area. So we intend to sell the land
At a market value of 19,200 to make pretty Construction.
The applicant currently owns the adjacent land and, um,
the city property highlighted here in yellow would has no
Al access and would otherwise be unavailable.
so, the
The line will be combined to create a larger site of 80 by
150 ft approximately.
So, the applicant Edward McBride of McBride, construction
is proposing to develop 9 dwelling units.
um, in form of 3, 3 Flats
Or 3 Rez. 3 3 unit residential buildings.
Um, each with its own garage space.
Uh, which is required by code for a total project cost of
3.1 million.
Here's another view for context.
Here's the street view from East 44th place.
So the current zoning is rm5 and there's no zoning change
being proposed.
but the site will be subdivided into 3 separate zoning Lots
So in the site plan, we can see the layout for the 3, 4
story frame buildings, front and Vincent.
The top unit will have access to a private uh, roof deck.
And the garage will have a roof deck.
Um, and each um, garage space will be Evie, ready?
So again, for reference the city property shown here in
yellow.
I'm sorry. Okay.
So, in this typical elevation, we can see that each unit
has a balcony.
Um, the proposed material is a combination of Facebook and
fiber cement siding.
So in the typical floor pens uh we can see the communal
space has views out to Vincent through the balcony.
Uh, with the bedrooms in the back of the units.
And the third floor unit has a similar layout where the
bonus family room and access to the private roof deck.
Uh, this concludes my presentation, are there any
questions?
Any questions by committee members?
Otherwise, can we get a mo motion to move? So move. Bye
bye. All those in favor. Say I
All those opposed her name in the opinion of the chair, the
eyes have it, they do pass recommendation of this ordinance
will be reported out of the next city. Council meeting on
June 18th, 2025 item 12 is ordinance. 2025.000 17595 sale
of vacant city on property at 3401 34074401, West Harrison
Street. And lots, commonly known as 610, South Home, Avenue
to home, and Gateway, ALC, under, open space, chai block,
Builder platform for construction of a public Plaza. In
West, Garfield Park Community area in the 24th ward. Make
Gibson, some from the Department of planning and
development is present to testify on behalf of this
ordinance.
Great. Uh, thank you very much for the record, my gusten
department of Planning and Development. Um, I'm here to
present, um, an open space, land sale, um, at, uh, called
Harrison and Home in Plaza. Um, this let's see, there we
go. Um, this is an alderman, Scott sword. Um, it is 5 pins,
located at 3401 West Harrison, it's about um 0.27 Acres. Uh
this is an East Garfield Park and because it's an open
space land sale. 10% of market value would be this the sale
price for 3575.
Um, the sale is to um, home in Gateway LLC. It says iff
here. And I'm sorry about that. It's to home and Gateway
LLC. Um, who is a partner with iff? Um, they plan to build
a gateway plaza with permeable, pavers art, um, and
lighting. Um,
Here is the site context. Um,
It is just south of the expressway on home and Harrison. Um
and here's the site plan. Um,
They plan to to fence it. Um, put permeable papers as the
plaza and Landscape it.
Uh, their budget is about 200,000 dollars. Um, and uh,
We are requesting the 10% of market value for the sale.
And that concludes my presentation, I can take any
questions you may have.
Um, I also have home and Gateway here. If there are any
specific questions for the group.
Thank you.
Oh, I think the mic is not just keep, if you can turn off
the mic.
Oh, there it is. Thank you all the women Scott.
Sorry um, thank you chairman. This wasn't our original
plan. Uh, we were supposed they were supposed to erect.
uh, 3 story, uh, office building with, um,
coffee and sandwich shop at the bottom. It's right off the
um, Expressway.
but there's this huge, um,
A billboard sign that we we couldn't get moved. And so, you
know, it's it's been vacant for a very long time and so you
know, iff
With their creative minds. This was like, hey Kim. Let's
make this in some to something so that the community can
actually have some kind of park space, uh, right off the,
you know, right off the highway. Let's not just forget
about
The actual, uh, structure that was supposed to be there,
but just make it so that, you know, Community can come in
and enjoy the park. So,
Um, there you have it and um I look forward to the project
and I hope that you all consider this project.
And you.
Any questions otherwise have a motion to move by Alder all
those in favor. Say I all those opposed the name in the
opinion of the chair, the eyes, have it, uh the dupas
recommendation of. This ordinance will be reported out at
the next city council meeting on June 1825.
Congratulations. This is a great project. Um, this is last
item, item 13 is a direct introduction, authorizing. A sale
of city-owned land to the Cook County, Land Bank Authority,
cclba for property at 12100, uh 12,100 South Peoria, Street
Street ping, number 25-29, d207 Dash 0. Um, 000550 0, 0, 0
0 to support Lana assembly and development within a plan
manufacturing District in the 21st. Ward copies of the
direct intro have been email and handed out to the
committee members in your packets, uh, will haaland from
the Department of planning and development is here to
testify on behalf of these orders. Thank you will thank
you. Uh, for the record, my name is Will Holland Department
of planning and development.
Meant, uh, I'm here to introduce a land sale to Cook County,
Land Bank, Authority. Uh, this is at 121000 South Peoria.
This is in the 21st, Ward Alderman, Mosley supports the
sale. Um, this is in West Pullman far, south planning area.
Uh, the area of the parcel is 1 and a half acres. Purchaser
is Cook County, Land Bank Authority. Uh, they are an
instrument of Cook County, uh, Cook County government. Uh,
the environmental category is e, our sale, price is $1.
And the impact of this is that it's going to assemble land
for a future development site. The city-owned parcel is
currently undeveloped because it is completely surrounded
by land, already owned by cclba.
Um, so this is just a bigger context uh, for this site. Uh
it's a sort of a little bit bottom of Center, the 12100000,
South pioria and yellow. This is within plan, manufacturing
district 10. Um, there is no future use for the site right
now, that'll be determined at through a later process. Um,
but just for some context, the PMD recently was amended to
include Community facilities as an approved, special use
and dl3 is proposing a 413,000 square foot, uh, light
industrial spec built facility on city-owned land, just
North at 10001, West 119th Street.
So now zooming in a little bit more to the site, uh, the
city-owned lot is in blue. There you can see that it's
completely surrounded by land owned by Cook County, Land
Bank Authority in pink, uh Cook County, Land Bank,
Authority owns, the majority of the block
um the the site is about 60,000 square feet or 1 and a half
acres uh that's 131 ft by 650 ft. Uh again undeveloped on
its own, it's not fronting a street. Uh just to the north
of the site is a metra uh Metro track.
uh, market value has
Been estimated at just over dollars. Uh, we're proposing to
transfer this to Cook County Land Bank Authority for 1
dollar.
And that can concludes my presentation.
Thank you.
Are there any questions? Uh, the woman that happened with
Thank you chair. I'm just curious what it was used for. So
oddly shaped
Uh, I can get back to you that, I don't know. Uh, I don't
have any sort of uh uh Phase 1 information yet.
Okay, thank you.
Any, any additional questions?
Otherwise can I have a motion to move on this? So move
other person going to happen with all those in favor. Say,
I all those opposed, the name and the opinion of the chair
that I have is they do pass recommendation of the of this
item will be reported out the next city council meeting on
June 18th 2025 there, being no further business before the
committee. Can I get a motion to recommend adjournment of
this meeting. So move other women to happen words, all
those in favor. Say, I all those opposed, same name. The
meeting of the committee house has been adjourned. Thank
you all for coming.