Committee on Housing and Real Estate, July 8, 2026
Approves Sale of Cluster A parcels to Citizen Building a Better Community (Missing Middle), unanimous
What happened
The Chicago Committee on Housing and Real Estate advanced numerous land-sale and disposition items to full council. The most consequential were the approval of a unit-of-local-government sale of Hearts United Phase 2 (aka The Quincy, 107 units) at 2800-2822 W Fulton area to Ventu…
- Jurisdiction
- Chicago, IL
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- July 8, 2026
- Decisions
- 20 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Free sample: decision 1 of 20
Subject matter hearing on Flexible Housing Pool funding
Informational presentation and subject matter hearing on the Flexible Housing Pool Program. City currently funds $6 million (flat since 2020); ask is an additional $2 million for FY27 for total $8 million to protect 64 households at risk. No vote; item disposed of as subject matter hearing.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The Chicago Committee on Housing and Real Estate advanced numerous land-sale and disposition items to full council. The most consequential were the approval of a unit-of-local-government sale of Hearts United Phase 2 (aka The Quincy, 107 units) at 2800-2822 W Fulton area to Ventu…
Key Decisions (20)
Subject matter hearing on Flexible Housing Pool funding
Substitute Ordinance reforming affordable housing review process
Unit of local government sale of Hearts United Phase 2 (The Quincy)
Sale and transfer of Heritage Woods/Renaissance Center senior living facility
Sale of various side yard parcels under ChiBlockBuilder
Sale of 11414 S Halsted to Far South CDC for Morgan Park Commons
Sale of 419 E 50th Street to Qlik Development
Sale of 4242-4246 S St. Lawrence to Landex Holding Company
Sale of 4306 W Cumberland to Ramirez Construction
CTA land exchange for One Lawndale Recreational Center
Sale of 3643 S Martin Luther King Drive to Center Court Development
Sale of 4222 S Langley to TriMatch Partners
Sale of Jackson Blvd parcels to True Delta LLC (Missing Middle Cluster F)
Sale of Cluster A parcels to Citizen Building a Better Community (Missing Middle)
Sale of 34th Place parcels to M3 Chicago LLC (Missing Middle)
Sale of 4903 S Forestville to Center Court Development
Sale of 3719 S Giles to Crown Construction
Sale of 4233 S Calumet to Crown Construction
Sale of 4256 S St. Lawrence to Jack Properties
Sale of 48 N Pine to Westside Health Authority
Development Activity (16)
Hearts United Phase 2 (The Quincy)
Residential
Renaissance Center (Heritage Woods Senior Living Facility)
Residential
Morgan Park Commons (Phase Zero / Phase One)
Residential
4-unit multifamily at 419 E 50th Street
Residential
Two 3-unit buildings at 4242-4246 S St. Lawrence
Residential
Market Signals (5)
Housing Demand
Chicago faces an acute affordable housing shortage with home prices…
Sentiment
Affordable housing developers and the Chicagoland Chamber report that administrative…
Infrastructure
The Flexible Housing Pool program produces over $11 million annually…
Who Spoke (20)
On the record: the chair, 4 councilmembers, 5 staff members, the applicant's representative, 2 witnesses, and 3 members of the public.
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