Affordable Housing Replaced with Commercial Space in Chicago Marie Dennis November 21, 2014 Hood Report, News 3 Comments When Chicago began tearing down public housing units, the city made a commitment to replace one third of the units with housing for former residents and another third for families in need of affordable housing and the last with market rate units. Jay Harris of the Hyde Park Herald reports that some of that land is going to projects other than housing. This vanishing commitment from developments such as the Robert Taylor Homes, Stateway Gardens, and the Harold Ickes Homes is perhaps best demonstrated by the recent plans to build a 74,000-square-foot Mariano’s grocery store on the Oakwood Shores site (i.e. the former Ida B. Wells/Madden Park development) at 37th Street and King Drive. According to Travis, there is no plan on the table for the promised housing that will be lost with the building of the grocery store. The Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) had committed to replacing 402 units on the Harold Ickes site. Because of a land swap to build an athletic field for Jones College Prep, the CHA reduced that number to 200. As the land continues to be used for other projects, there is no plan in place to replace that housing for the families that have been displaced as their homes were demolished. 3 Responses JAZZ November 26, 2014 This may be a silly question, but …. where did all the people go when the public housing units were torn down? Reply 冷笑话 December 10, 2014 在这里学到了不少东西 支持一个 Reply 域名评估 December 13, 2014 不错的网站,希望成为其中一员,哈哈。 Reply Leave a Reply Cancel ReplyYour email address will not be published.CommentName* Email* Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Currently you have JavaScript disabled. In order to post comments, please make sure JavaScript and Cookies are enabled, and reload the page. Click here for instructions on how to enable JavaScript in your browser. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email.
JAZZ November 26, 2014 This may be a silly question, but …. where did all the people go when the public housing units were torn down? Reply