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Committee on Housing & Real Estate — Summary of Reports, June 11, 2025

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The committee approved an appointment, two low-affordability designations, lease amendments, and a series of land sales/transfers including multiple City Lots and ChiBlockBuilder transactions; all listed items were passed.

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A2025-0017534: Appointment of Kenneth Burnett as member of Chicago Low-Income Housing Trust Fund Board — PASSED.
O2025-0017439: Designation of 1333 N Kingsbury St as Low Affordability Community (27th Ward) — PASSED.
SO2025-0016649: Designation of 48th Ward as Low-Affordability Community — PASSED AS SUBSTITUTE.
O2025-0017522: First amendment to intergovernmental agreement with Board of Trustees of University of Illinois — five-year extension of lease for administrative and health facilities at 1713 S Ashland Ave to allow expansion space for federal grant-funded dental clinic (25th Ward) — PASSED.
O2025-0017505: First amendment to lease with Skyway Concession Company LLC for salt storage at 3154 E 95th St, extending to November 30, 2027 with right to two one-year renewals (10th Ward) — PASSED.
O2025-0017574: Land sale and redevelopment agreement with Claretian Associates, Inc. for 13 City lots under City Lots for Working Families Program — Sale price $1.00/lot; lot dimensions 25' x 140' (10th Ward) — PASSED.
O2025-0017569: Sale of vacant City-owned property at 7149 S Dobson Ave to Habitat for Humanity Chicago — Sale price $1.00/lot; lot dimensions 18.5' x 125' (5th Ward) — PASSED.
O2025-0017592: Sale of City-owned property at 506–508 N Monticello Ave to Citizens Building a Better Community LLC with financial assistance of forgivable TIF loan — Purchase price $48,000 (No new money) (27th Ward) — PASSED.
O2025-0017596: Sale of 8 vacant City-owned lots to Westside Community Group Inc. under ChiBlockBuilder Missing Middle Infill Housing Initiative for residential construction — Sale price $1.00/lot; addresses and lot dimensions listed in report (24th Ward) — PASSED.
O2025-0017597: Sale of 8 vacant City-owned lots to Citizens Building a Better Community under ChiBlockBuilder Missing Middle Infill Housing Initiative for residential construction — Sale price $1.00/lot; addresses and lot dimensions listed in report (24th Ward) — PASSED.
O2025-0017582: Sale of City-owned property at 513 E 44th Place to McBrearty Construction Inc. under ChiBlockBuilder — Market rate sale $19,200; lot dimensions 79.7' x 20' (3rd Ward) — PASSED.
O2025-0017595: Sale of 5 City-owned lots (3401, 3407, 4401 W Harrison St and lots commonly known as 610 S Homan Ave) to Homan Gateway LLC under Open Space ChiBlockBuilder for construction of a public plaza in West Garfield Park — Sale price $3,575.00 (10% of market value); lot dimensions 125' x 110' (24th Ward) — PASSED.
O2025-0017878: Transfer of City property at 12100 S Peoria St to Cook County Land Bank Authority to bundle and develop with surrounding land described in Exhibit B — Sale price $1.00/lot; lot dimensions 605' x 131' (21st Ward) — PASSED.

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Committee on Housing and Real Estate

Jun 11, 2025, 5:00 PMCity Council Chamber, 2nd Floor, City Hall, 121 North LaSalle Street - Chicago, IL 60602completed

Written Public Comment Deadline: June 10, 2025

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