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Committee on Housing and Real Estate Meeting Summary - January 7, 2025

ChicagoJan 7, 20253 min read

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The Committee on Housing and Real Estate met on Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at 12:00 pm to consider matters related to municipal code amendments, property acquisitions, and vacant land sales. The committee approved the December Rule 45 Report and passed multiple ordinances involving property transactions across various city departments and community programs.

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Committee on Housing and Real Estate

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Property acquisitionChiBlockBuilder platformPublic library branchVacant land salesMunicipal code amendmentsEconomic disclosure requirementsAdjacent Neighbors Land Acquisition ProgramNature trail projectCommunity open spaceHousing

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Approved December 12, 2024 Rule 45 Report
Held in committee: Amendment of Municipal Code Chapters 2-51 and 2-154 regarding economic disclosure statement requirements for temporary occupancy agreements
Passed: Acquisition of property at 1751 N Harlem Ave for Galewood-Mont Clare Chicago Public Library Branch (29th Ward)
Passed: Acquisition of various properties for Englewood Nature Trail Project (15th and 16th Wards)
Passed: Acceptance of bid from John Sutherland for vacant property at 9424 S Burnside Ave under ANLAP for $1,000.00 (8th Ward)
Passed as substitute: Acceptance of bid from Candi Baldwin for vacant property at 4136 W Carroll Ave under ANLAP for $1,000.00 (28th Ward)
Passed as substitute: Acceptance of bids from Latonya Nelson (148 S Hamlin Blvd, $3,375.00, 28th Ward) and Deborah Turner (718-722 W 60th Pl, $1,899.00, 16th Ward) under ChiBlockBuilder platform
Passed: Sale of vacant parcels at 6528-6534 S Aberdeen St to Lillie Walls and Unblocked Englewood Team for $3,889.00 under ChiBlockBuilder platform (16th Ward)
Passed: Sale of property at 2810-2824 E 87th St to 2804 E 87th St LLC for $6,824.00 under ChiBlockBuilder platform for garden and performance area (7th Ward)

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