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Two downtown buildings to get new owners

Alderman Judy Fiske, 1st Ward, told residents at her ward meeting Tuesday night that two downtown buildings will soon have new owners. The Fountain Square Building at 1601 Sherman Ave.

By Bill Smith on September 4, 2019 - 2:58 pm

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Affordable housing nears completion on Pitner

Housing Opportunities for Women showed off its nearly-completed 16-unit affordable housing apartment development at 1305 Pitner Ave. in Evanston to neighbors and local officials Tuesday evening. Several units have living

By Bill Smith on August 21, 2019 - 2:54 pm

Office tower plan gets mixed reviews from neighbors

Plans for an 18-story office tower at 601 Davis St. got mixed reviews from neighbors who spoke at a 4th Ward meeting at the Evanston Public Library Tuesday night. Kerry Dickson.

By Bill Smith on August 7, 2019 - 4:38 pm

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Plan to restore vacant small-lot house advances

Plans for renovating a vacant single family home on a 25-foot-wide lot on Florence Avenue in Evanston's 2nd Ward received a favorable commendation from Evanston's Design and Project Review Committee

By Bill Smith on July 4, 2019 - 3:34 pm

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Panel gets briefing on city’s housing picture

An official from the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus told members of Evanston's Affordable Housing Plan Steering Committee Wednesday night that the number of seniors in the Chicago region will double by mid-century.

By Bill Smith on June 20, 2019 - 3:19 pm

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Chase: No drive-thru, no office tower

Chase Bank, which owns much of the land proposed for a new office tower in downtown Evanston, won't allow the project to move forward if it doesn't include a new

By Bill Smith on June 17, 2019 - 2:13 pm

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New single-family homes here only for the well-to-do

You'd need to be well into the top five percent of wage earners nationwide to afford the median-priced new detached single-family home built in Evanston in the past decade. An Evanston

By Bill Smith on June 17, 2019 - 10:45 am

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The Homestead goes on the market

The Homestead, a 91-unit boutique hotel at 1625 Hinman Ave. in Evanston, has been listed for sale with Essex Realty Group in Chicago. The property, owned since 1992 by a venture headed

By Bill Smith on May 21, 2019 - 10:26 pm

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Senior housing developer seeks revisions

The developers of an approved senior housing building on Ridge Avenue will seek city approval today to make the planned building shorter. Michael McLean of Condor Partners LLC says the

By Bill Smith on May 8, 2019 - 11:41 am

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City may force landlords to pay departing tenants

Evanston city staff will ask aldermen Monday whether they want to force landlords to pay off tenants when leases aren't renewed. A staff memo highlights a plan that the City Council

By Bill Smith on April 26, 2019 - 8:55 pm

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Kids march for Family Focus

About 50 people -- youngsters from Family Focus programs and their adult supporters -- marched through part of Evanston's west side late this afternoon to back efforts to save the

By Bill Smith on April 18, 2019 - 12:02 am

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Structural issue delays work at 811 Emerson

Most work has come to a halt at the The Link Evanston, the nine-story apartment building under construction at 811 Emerson St. Gary Gerdes, building and inspection services manager for the City

By Bill Smith on April 16, 2019 - 7:54 pm

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Jennifer Pritzker plans exit from single-family market

Billionaire Jennifer Pritzker, who bought several homes in Evanston over the past several years and turned two of them into bed and breakfasts, has put her properties here on sale

By Bill Smith on April 4, 2019 - 9:13 pm

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Study finds no gentrification in Evanston

A new study by the National Community Reinvestment Coalition found substantial levels of gentrification in many big city neighborhoods, but concluded there was no area of Evanston that is experiencing

By Bill Smith on March 25, 2019 - 10:45 am

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Council gets Custer townhomes plan

Evanston aldermen are scheduled to begin their review tonight of a proposal for a 40-unit townhouse development in the 900 block of Custer Avenue. The project won a unanimous favorable

By Bill Smith on March 11, 2019 - 11:49 am

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High rise gets mixed reviews at ward meeting

Plans for a 19-story senior living development at 1621 Chicago Ave. in Evanston came in for praise and criticism from residents at a 1st Ward meeting Wednesday night. The rental

By Bill Smith on March 6, 2019 - 1:42 pm

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