2215 Dempster Archives - Evanston Now

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Schakowsky: New housing is ‘fabulous’

"This is a fabulous new development," U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky told a small crowd gathered this morning for the grand opening of the 16-unit Housing Opportunities for Women affordable housing

By Bill Smith on August 23, 2019 - 5:40 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

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Neighbors still fighting affordable housing

A handful of neighbors held up signs to cars passing along Dempster Street during this morning's rush hour to yet again demonstrate their opposition to a 16-unit low-income housing development under construction

By Bill Smith on July 18, 2018 - 3:42 pm

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Dempster affordable housing plan advances

A city staff committee Wednesday approved minor changes to plans for a three-story, 16-unit affordable housing building at Dempster Street and Pitner Avenue in Evanston. After City Council last September denied

By Jan Smith on March 29, 2018 - 3:35 pm

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Affordable housing plan clears city staff review

A city staff committee approved plans for a 16-unit affordable housing development on Dempster Street Wednesday, setting up a second vote next month at City Council about funding the project.

By Sonja Nordahl on October 19, 2017 - 12:20 pm

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Aldermen deny funds to affordable housing project

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. The vote against the funding

By Bill Smith on September 26, 2017 - 3:34 pm

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Assessing fairness in siting affordable housing

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. As described by Britt

By Bill Smith on September 21, 2017 - 2:40 pm

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Affordable housing development gets preliminary OK

Despite continued opposition from some neighbors, plans for a 16-unit affordable housing development won preliminary approval Wednesday from Evanston's Design and Project Review Committee. The approval came following implementation of

By Bill Smith on August 17, 2017 - 2:06 pm

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Design tweaks suggested for affordable housing

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

By Bill Smith on August 10, 2017 - 3:10 pm

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Neighbors object to west side affordable housing project

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

By Bill Smith on April 26, 2017 - 3:22 pm

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Affordable housing planned on Dempster

A three-story, 16-unit affordable housing development is being planned for the northeast corner of Dempster Street and Pitner Avenue in Evanston. The non-profit Housing Opportunities for Women organization has applied

By Bill Smith on March 17, 2017 - 3:15 pm