Committee on Housing and Real Estate, September 16, 2026
Recommends approval: Land sale at 2341 W Erie St to Walsh Apartments LLC, passed
What happened
On September 16, 2026, the Committee on Housing and Real Estate recommended approval of Land sale at 2341 W Erie St to Walsh Apartments LLC.
The Chicago Committee on Housing and Real Estate voted 12-9 to advance the substitute Protecting Renters Ordinance (Ordinance 2026-0026-554), amending the Residential Landlord and Tenant Ordinance to create a citywide rental registry, a Bureau of Rental Housing Services, codify t…
- Jurisdiction
- Chicago, IL
- Governing body
- Advisory (makes a recommendation)
- Date
- September 16, 2026
- Decisions
- 15 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Recommends approval, passed
- Next step
- Final board vote (pending)
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Rule 45 Report Approval
Motion to recommend approval of the Rule 45 report from July 8th and July 14, 2026, moved by Alderperson Rodriguez-Sanchez, approved by voice vote.
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Key Decisions (15)
Rule 45 Report Approval
CHA Board Appointment - Ramona Westbrook
CHA Board Appointment - John Bartlett
Protecting Renters Ordinance (RLTO Amendment)
Lease with NeighborSpace at 5900-5910 N Lincoln Ave (community garden)
Financing for The Regenerator at 6206 S Racine Ave
Land sale at 4442 S Calumet Ave to Fargo Ventures LLC
Land sale at 5022/5026 S MLK Drive to R&D Builders LLC
Land sale at 5316 S MLK Drive to R&D Builders LLC
Land sale at 1054 N Avers Ave to JT Alternatives LLC
Land sale at 3609/3611 S MLK Drive to New House of Flowers LLC
Land sale at 2341 W Erie St to Walsh Apartments LLC
Land sale at 4144 S Calumet Ave to NeighborSpace (Bronzeville Farm)
Land sale at 817/821/823 N Harding Ave to NeighborSpace (garden)
Land sale at 5645 West End Ave to Tracy Blackwell (side yard)
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Zoning Changes (1)
Development Activity (7)
The Regenerator (former Granville T. Woods Academy adaptive reuse)
Residential
Two three-unit residential buildings at 4442 S Calumet Ave
Residential
Three four-unit buildings at 5022/5026 S MLK Drive
Residential
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Market Signals (5)
Housing Demand
Chicago has over 622,000 renter households (54% of residents), rents…
Sentiment
Housing providers and realtor associations warned that new rental regulations…
Commercial Demand
Aldermen noted Chicago ranks last among big cities for new…
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Who spoke
20 distinct speakers; 8 identified names.
All speaker roles: 2 Chair, 4 Staff, 10 Councilmember, 1 Public, 2 Witness, 1 Clerk.
Identified name roles: 2 Witness, 3 Staff, 3 Councilmember.
Speaker sample: Ernest Bellamy, Staff.
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Zoning terms (5)
29 recorded timestamps
- residential (13 timestamps)
- approved (3 timestamps)
- commercial (2 timestamps)
- zoning (10 timestamps)
- deferred (1 timestamps)
Decision moments (15)
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