Chicago Committee on Housing and Real Estate — Summary of May 13, 2026 meeting
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Committee approved the Monthly Rule 45 report, passed a Municipal Code amendment requiring an annual homelessness and affordable housing report, approved two aldermanic code amendments as substitutes, and authorized multiple sales of City-owned lots including a 14‑lot 'Ubuntu Village' sale to Sunshine Management LLLP at $1 per lot.
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- Approval of Monthly Rule 45 Report (April 8, 2026)
- Passed O2026-0024022 — Amend Chapter 2-4 by adding Section 2-4-130 requiring an annual report on homelessness and affordable housing
- Passed SO2026-0024086 — Amend Municipal Code Sections 14X-8-802.2.2 and 14X-8-802.3.2 to modify dates for minimum temperature requirements in dwelling, sleeping and indoor occupiable work spaces (passed as substitute)
- Passed SO2024-0012422 — Add Chapter 5-30 'Centralized Listing Portal Working Group Ordinance' to Title 5 (passed as substitute)
- Passed O2026-0024945 — Sale of 14 City-owned lots (Ubuntu Village: multiple S Langley Ave and E 44th St addresses) to Sunshine Management LLLP under ChiBlockBuilder / City Lots for Working Families at $1.00 per lot
- Approved multiple Department of Planning & Development sales: 4225 S St. Lawrence Ave (O2026-0024951) market-rate $70,470; 4231 S St. Lawrence Ave (O2026-0024952) market-rate $71,617; 1147 S Independence Blvd (O2026-0024948) market-rate $17,511; 6800 & 6802 S Hermitage Ave (O2026-0024949) $1.00/lot (2 lots); 1150 & 1152 N Mayfield Ave (O2026-0024950) $4,354.00 total (10% of market value, 2 lots); and O2026-0024953 — sales of 6515 S Aberdeen St ($623.00), 6520 S Aberdeen St ($839.80) and 747-749 W 54th St ($2,022.00) at 10% of market value
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Committee on Housing and Real Estate
Written Public Comment Deadline: May 12, 2026, 5:00 PM
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