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Authorization to list and sell a single vacant lot for housing development with the City of Chicago in the Douglas Community Area.
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Development
Address
Community Area
Target
Population
314 East 29th Street
Douglas
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presenter
Presenter: Rishab Mehan, Deputy Chief Development
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Recommendation
The Interim Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") of the Chicago Housing Authority ("CHA") recommends that the CHA Board of Commissioners ("Board") authorize the interim CEO or her designee to: 1) list the vacant lot at 314 East 29th Street for sale through the City of Chicago's vacant land purchase portal, ChiBlockBuilder, 2) enter into a Purchase and Sale Agreement with the identified buyer at a fair market value, and 3) execute and deliver such other documents as may be necessary or appropriate to implement the foregoing.
Property Summary and Estimated Contract
Property/Site
Acreage and Square Feet
Payment to CHA
Land at 314 East 29TH Street
Approximately 2,500 square feet
$75,000
The property is a vacant lot, located at East 29th Street and South Prairie Avenue in the Douglas Community area. It was acquired by the CHA from the City of Chicago in 1969 and has remained vacant for decades. This lot is a small section of a larger area that was previously used as a parking lot between two City-owned buildings (a police station and Ward building).
Funding
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Property Profile
Background and Approach
In January 2025, the City of Chicago's Department of Planning and Development approached CHA to express interest in listing the CHA-owned lot with the City-owned vacant properties on either side for sale for future housing development.
Following CHA Board approval, the City plans to list the whole project site on the City of Chicago's ChiBlockBuilder platform, which is a publicly accessible, transparent portal providing information about City-owned vacant lots (www.chiblockbuilder.com). The platform is also used to list City-owned properties for sale fo...
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