Empty In Evanston
What Should Move In at Chicago and Main?
In our “Empty in Evanston” series, Patch looks at vacant properties around town. Today, we focus on the southeast corner of Chicago and Main, where city officials are proposing a new TIF district.
City officials recently held the first public hearing for a proposed tax-increment financing (TIF) district at Chicago Avenue and Main Street. The district was created in part to spur development on the vacant plot of land at the southeast corner of the intersection, where a developer plans to construct a mixed-use office and residential building. As proposed, the TIF district incorporates a stretch of Chicago Avenue from Dempster to Oakton street, as well as parts of Main Street east and west of the intersection with Chicago. Just south of the district is the new, 214-unit luxury apartment complex going up at 737 Chicago Ave. According to city documents, officials have proposed a budget of $25 million over 23 years for the TIF district…
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Marci
9:45 pm on Monday, March 18, 2013
Why not one of the three theaters/arts district spaces that the City of Evanston is proposing for the downtown area? Why not put an additional theater space in South Evanston instead of three downtown? I personally like the added green space, but I know that won't last forever. You can't tax green space. A few smaller shops or restaurant spaces like the old White Hen, etc. would be ideal too. Not… more ›