Evanston aldermen Monday night are scheduled to review a staff report that suggests an array of options for creating additional affordable housing units in the city.
Despite oft-repeated claims, new high-end rental developments in Evanston haven't destroyed affordable housing. In fact, they generally haven't destroyed any housing at all.
Evanston aldermen Monday rejected a request for $550,000 to support a planned 16-unit affordable housing rental development at 2215 Dempster St. on the west side.
Evanston aldermen are scheduled to vote soon on funding for a 16-unit affordable housing development at 2215 Dempster St. that has drawn sharp opposition from some neighbors.
Evanston's Community Development staff got varying reactions this week when they suggested at a City Council meeting a set of steps the city might take to increase the supply of affordable housing.
Evanston Alderman Don Wilson, 4th Ward, called Monday for a new approach to affordable housing policies in the city that would promote home ownership and help landlords maintain lower-cost rental properties.
With Evanston aldermen scheduled Monday to review the city's affordable housing programs, here's a look at how housing affordability has changed over the past several years.
City staff Wednesday suggested some relatively modest revisions to plans for a 16-unit affordable housing development at 2215 Dempster St., while neighbors continued to complain that the development is too dense for the site.
The developers of the proposed 16-story rental apartment building on Sherman Avenue say they see strong demand for new high-end rental housing in Evanston.
