Affordable housing Archives - Evanston Now

Government

Vacation rental use proposed for coach house

Evanston city staff will seek direction from aldermen tonight about whether licensing an accessory dwelling unit for vacation rental use should require City Council approval.

By Bill Smith on October 12, 2020 - 10:44 am

Real Estate

Council to vote on expanding small house options

Evanston aldermen tonight are scheduled to vote on a zoning amendment to liberalize rules governing accessory dwelling units to encourage more affordable housing options. It's a continuation of an effort

By Bill Smith on September 29, 2020 - 10:20 am

Government

Report claims city racial bias in housing WWII vets

A report presented to Evanston's Reparations Subcommittee claims a city official enforced racial segregation in emergency housing built along the canal banks following World War II.

By Bill Smith on September 26, 2020 - 12:33 pm

Government

Reparations panel OKs housing aid plan

Evanston's Reparations Subcommittee this morning approved plans to provide mortgage assistance to Black home buyers and home improvement loans to Black homeowners.

By Bill Smith on August 28, 2020 - 10:57 am

Real Estate

Plan panel supports expanded small house options

Evanston's Plan Commission voted Wednesday night to support zoning changes that would permit additional types of accessory dwelling units as part of efforts to increase affordable housing options.

By Bill Smith on August 13, 2020 - 3:49 pm

Government

Affordable housing high-rise wins panel vote

Evanston's Design and Project Review Committee voted 7-3 this afternoon to recommend approval of plans for a 16-story mixed-income building at 1900 Sherman Ave.

By Bill Smith on August 12, 2020 - 9:49 pm

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Government

Reparations panel votes for housing loan program

Evanston's Reparations Subcommittee this morning agreed on the structure of a program that would give black residents who suffered housing discrimination as a result of city actions forgivable loans to

By Bill Smith on June 19, 2020 - 3:53 pm

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Government

Realtor: Make grants to home buyers for reparations

In a presentation to a Reparations Subcommittee meeting Friday, a Los Angeles-based real estate broker urged that Evanston use its planned reparation fund to make grants to prospective home buyers to

By Bill Smith on February 22, 2020 - 4:28 pm

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Government

Gabel bill would legalize ADUs statewide

Local governments across Illinois would have to permit both attached and detached accessory dwelling units under legislation introduced in Springfield by State Rep. Robyn Gabel of Evanston. Evanston recently changed

By Bill Smith on February 21, 2020 - 8:53 pm

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Real Estate

Studies: New housing has modest impact on existing rents

Recent studies indicate construction of new luxury rental apartments has only a modest impact on rents for existing apartments in a neighborhood. One study, from Xiaodi Li a doctoral fellow at

By Bill Smith on February 16, 2020 - 4:10 pm

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Government

Plan panel vote prioritizes streets over housing

Evanston's Plan Commission voted 4-2 Wednesday evening to maintain a zoning overlay restriction that effectively bars development of long-vacant parcels in the 5th Ward for housing by designating them for use

By Bill Smith on February 13, 2020 - 6:20 pm

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Government

Rezoning sought for townhouse development

Evanston's Plan Commission tonight is scheduled to consider a request to remove zoning restrictions imposed more than a decade ago that effectively block redevelopment of a section of abandoned railroad right of

By Bill Smith on February 12, 2020 - 3:56 pm

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Government

Could rezoning be a form of reparations?

How zoning impedes affordable housing and whether rezoning could help provide reparations for past discrimination became a topic of discussion at Friday's meeting of the Evanston City Council's Reparations Subcommittee. Carol Nielsen

By Bill Smith on February 8, 2020 - 5:14 pm

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Government

Chicago-Howard project moves forward

Developer David Brown won approval from Evanston's Design and Project Review Committee this afternoon for changes to his proposed mixed use development at 100 Chicago Ave. The changes reconfigure the

By Bill Smith on January 30, 2020 - 1:47 am

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Government

Staff balks at waiving fees for affordable ADUs

City staff will ask aldermen Tuesday to reject a suggestion from Alderman Cicely Fleming, 9th Ward, that the city waive building permit fees for coach houses and other accessory dwelling

By Bill Smith on January 17, 2020 - 4:54 pm

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Government

Study would explore creating affordable housing for artists

The City Council will be asked Tuesday to approve spending $25,000 for a preliminary feasibility study from a Minneapolis-based group regarding the prospects of creating affordable housing for artists in Evanston. In a

By Bill Smith on January 16, 2020 - 4:40 pm

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