RiverCrest Condos – Lafayette Place – Proposals for Post-Teledyne Building – New Land Enterprises’ East Side condo development
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D’Amato On Development: “Reknitting the Urban Fabric”
by Sonya Jongsma Knauss / photos by Tess Reiss
D’Amato, a supporter of New Urbanism-style city planning, notes that problems can result if developers build without neighborhood or city input. On a driving tour of his district, he points out buildings, both good and bad, that have gone up under his tenure as alderman. Looking at a house on Warren Street with huge garage doors facing the street on the first floor, he says, “Buildings like this detract from the value of the neighborhood.”
Programs Can Assist First-Time Homebuyers
by Vince Bushell I asked Riverwest residents in 1999 what they liked about living here. The most common answers: the neighborhood is affordable, diverse, and it offers a city life-style. They also wanted to keep it that way. One way to help stabilize the housing market is to increase the number of homeowners, especially those […]
A Clearer Vision For Bronzeville
Story and Photo by Nik Kovac Two summers ago, the city announced that $3.6 million was available to help revitalize the stretch of North Avenue between King Drive and I-43. The working title of this civic investment was the Bronzeville Cultural and Entertainment District. Since then, two major real estate developments have been announced in […]