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New construction

New construction projects in Chicago since Sunday, November 11th, 2018

New construction

in Noble Square

New construction

in Lake View

New construction

in Logan Square & Palmer Square

New construction

in Wrightwood Neighbors

Appreciating apartment properties

Apartment properties with the greatest appreciation in Chicago from 2017 to 2018

1600 S Allport St

141%

3765 S Lake Park Ave

113%

1342 N Kedzie Ave

166%

1160 W 31st St

200%

Using our database of assessed values and property tax bills, this dashboard shows 500 apartment buildings in Chicago with 2-6 units that had the largest increase, and 500 that had the largest decreases, in assessed value from 2017 to 2018.

Apartment properties with the least appreciation in Chicago from 2017 to 2018

8402 S Burley Ave Hse

-80%

3231 W Potomac Ave 1

-62%

6621 S Green St

-64%

6230 S Justine St

-66%

Latest blog post Thursday, November 15, 2018

What sets Cityscape apart from other sites
by Steven Vance

Founded on urban planning policies & ideals

I get this question occasionally from brokers who use Realist or connectMLS. Chicago Cityscape provides some of the same data about Chicago and Cook County properties as those two websites. But there’s a lot that sets Chicago Cityscape apart from those websites.

Chicago Cityscape isn’t just a “database of databases”. It’s a platform for learning about properties and neighborhoods, presented to take into account links to government policies, local housing plans, homeownership access programs, financial incentives, historical information, and the boundaries of new proposals being deliberated at public meetings.

There’s certainly some overlap: Users can see property ownership and taxes and basic property details on Chicago Cityscape and the MRED services.

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Tandem Partners (developer): 24-story, 200-unit plan at 1125 W. Van Buren St. The transit-oriented development (TOD) will have just 7 parking spaces. The developer will offer 5 affordable units on site, and pay $2.69 million into Affordable Housing Opportunity Fund (AHOF, in lieu fees). The owner will pay $1.63 million into the Neighborhood Opportunity Fund for additional density. Received Plan Commission approval on 11/15/18.
A new library, day care, and community center in Altgeld Gardens, built for the Chicago Housing Authority.
A "co-living" building with 59 four-bedroom apartments and 59 car parking spaces.
Images depicting a new Pete's Fresh Market-anchored strip mall at NWC of Pershing/State. The land is currently owned by CHA, but will be swapped for city-owned land across the street so that the city can dispose of the land to McLaurin (developer) in order to build the strip mall.

Permits pulled

New construction permits pulled in Chicago in the last 2 months since Monday, September 17th, 2018

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