Zoning and Development – Rossana Rodriguez

Category: Zoning and Development

Propose a Name for the 3557 West Lawrence

Naming any building is a powerful opportunity to shape its relationship with the community. For this reason, we want to engage the community in proposing and selecting the name for this new proposed affordable building. Please submit your name idea below. Project stakeholders from Communities United and Celedon will select their favorites from the suggestions, then we will share out those finalists for the community to vote on! You can review project details here: https://33rdward.org/zoning-proposals/ Darle nombre a un edificio es una oportunidad para definir su relación con la comunidad. Por esto, queremos involucrar a la comunidad para proponer yContinue

33rd Ward Affordable Housing Project Awarded Competitive LIHTC from the Chicago Department of Housing

We are excited to announce that The Metropolitan Apartments development, proposed to be built at 3557 W. Lawrence in Albany Park, has been selected by the City of Chicago Department of Housing for an allocation of 9% Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTCs). The project is expected to begin construction in early 2021 and will be developed by Celadon Holdings, led by Scott Henry and Aron Weisner. This development is a strategic partnership with Communities United and the ROOTS (“Renter’s Organizing Ourselves To Stay”) initiative. ROOTS was created to develop proactive strategies to prevent displacement of low-income families across Chicago.Continue

Community Meeting for Proposed Development at 2801 W Montrose

This fall, our office launched the first community-driven zoning and development process in the 33rd Ward. Our elected representatives should be accountable to the people they represent, not politically connected developers. Therefore, this process makes zoning changes contingent on approval from community stakeholders, and commits our office to informing and involving community organizations at every stage. You can read the full policy we follow here. On Monday, the North River Commission and several neighborhood organizations held a meeting to brief residents about a proposed project at 2801 W Montrose, the current site of Ruby's Dry Cleaners. The developers for the project, MVAH Partners,Continue

December Legislative Update

This week, I participated in a powerful subject matter hearing for the Development for All ordinance. This ordinance would help reduce segregation and generate more affordable units by reforming the affordable requirements ordinance (ARO). The ARO is currently one of the only tools the city has to produce affordable housing, but it's a vastly inadequate one that has led to the construction of just over 400 affordable units since 2007, according to the city’s public dashboard. When developers receive a zoning change or subsidies from the city, the ARO requires them to include some affordable units in their new project. But it providesContinue