Some fresh data out today that could help evaluate the plausibility of rent rates being proposed for new downtown Evanston developments and also be of use if you're looking for a new apartment.
Neighbors of a proposed 16-unit low income housing complex on the northeast corner of Dempster Street and Pitner Avenue raised a range of objections to the project at a community meeting Tuesday night.
Highland Park-based Community Partners for Affordable Housing will ask aldermen Monday to spend $579,000 in federal and city funds to purchase and rehabilitate two affordable rental housing units in Evanston.
A city-developed affordable housing complex includes one of the 11 properties police identified Monday as the biggest crime and nuisance hotspots in Evanston.
Evanston city officials will be looking for answers at a workshop tonight on what impact a proposed inclusionary housing ordinance may have on the city.
Evanston aldermen will be asked tonight to take a gamble that making developers pay for subsidized housing units will actually work to make housing in Evanston more affordable.
Analysis: Evanston aldermen this week signed themselves up for what may well turn out to be an impossible task -- trying to make housing affordable in the city.
