Northside Stranger's Home For Sale - Part of Cabrini-Green Re-Development

617 W EVERGREEN STREET CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60610

LOT 1 AND 2 IN THE SUBDIVISION OF SUB LOT 10F BERGER’S SUBDIVISION OF LOT IN

BUTTERFIELD’S ADDITION TO CHICAGO IN THE NORTHWEST ¼ OF SECTION 4, TOWNSHIP

39NORTH, RANGE 14, EAST OF THE THIRD MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

PERMANENT INDEX NUMBER 17‐04‐128‐020‐0000.

INTERESTS Fee Simple Estate

LAND AREA: 5,200+ square feet

ZONING: RT4

NUMBER OF STORIES: One Story Building

YEAR BUILT: 1925

BUILDING AREA: 3,000 square feet (Gross Building Area)

3,000 square feet (Net Rentable Area)

OTHER SITE IMPROVEMENTS: Other site improvements consist of poured concrete

walks, Electric to site, Gas to site, Sanitary to site, Water

to site

Business

Commercial

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Residential

Planned Development

Planned Manufacturing

Downtown Core

Downtown Service

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ZoningCHICAGO LANDMARKS

Chicago Landmarks

Landmark Districts

Chicago Historic ResourcesSurvey - Buildings subject toDemolition-Delay Ordinance

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Historic Preservation Lakefront

Pedestrian Streets

Buildings

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Water Forest Preserve

Cemetery City Boundary

Zoning Map Created on: 7/16/2014 3:13 P.M.

Address

617 W EVERGREEN AVE

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617 W Evergreen

URBAN WORKS, LTDOH COMMUNITY PARTNERS, CNT ENERGY, DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES, AMERICAN MARKETING SERVICES, BAUER LATOZA STUDIO, FARR & ASSOCIATES

“Parkside of Old Town, view from the northeast ” Photographer: YoChicago1, Date: 11 September 2012, website: http://www.flickr.com/photos/yochicago1/7987482814/in/set-72157625224564748

CABRINI-GREENCOMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT PLANNING

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CHICAGO AVE

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Open House #1


Request for Proposals for DevelopmentPhase 1 - SPRING 2014

Sister Agency Coordination

Finalize Development Zone Plan - SPRING 2014

Section 106 Meeting - February 5th, 2014

Community Open House #1 - February 4th & 8th, 2014

Analyze Stakeholder Input

Community Open House #2 - TBD

Section 106 Meeting - TBD

Analyze Stakeholder Input

Draft Development Zone Plan Developed

PLANNING STEPS

History, Culture and Promising Practices Research

NNWG 1/2 Day Sessions Development Zone Plan Workshop

Community Benefits Panel Discussion

Dynamic Visioning Summary

Concensus Gathering / LEED Assessment

Dynamic Visioning Workshops

Working Group Engagement

We Are Here

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A MIXED-USE AND RETAIL CORRIDOR ON DIVISION Street west of Larrabee Street that allows opportunities for community egagement and employment, while making Division Street a connecting element between the north and south neighborhoods of the study area

A MIXED-USE CORRIDOR ON CLYBOURN Avenue northwest of Evergreen Street that creates the potential for economic sustainability through job creation for small business and local owners, while providing the community with conveniences and services located a short walking distance from their homes A LOW TO MIDRISE RESIDENTIAL community south of Division Street that maximize family-centered living and provides housing options for all incomes A desire for CONNECTIVITY within neighborhoods, following the principles of LEED ND, to create walkable, safe, open and inviting communities

RETAIL AND COMMERCIAL could also include SUPPORTIVE SERVICES for the community, that can provide life-skills, training and assistance to all residents

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METHODOLOGY:To engage the representatives of the community in the planning process.The Near North Working Group (NNWG) has been actively engaged in the planning process with the Urban Green Team. During an exercise held in October of 2012, using their Vision Statement as a guide, members of the NNWG worked on physical models of the study area that resulted in five priorities for the redevelopment of Cabrini-Green.

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OPPORTUNITIES AND STRENGTHSZONING

The majority of the study area south of Division Street is zoned RT-4, with the exception of Durso Park and some small parcels zoned C2-5 and M1-2. A large portion of the study area north of Division Street has been designated as (Planned Development PD) PD 5, PD 1104 and Stanton Park. The remaining parcels are designated as C1-2, M1-2 and RT-4. * www.cityofchicago.org/zoning

It is the intent of the Development Zone Plan (DZP) to propose future zones that meet the uses developed through the Vision Statement of the NNWG and the planning process that work closely with the Zoning Department’s requirements for re-zoning sites. In some cases, the “highest and best use” of a site will require revisiting the zoning designation and following the appropriate steps to Re-Zone for the proposed uses to be allowed shown on the DZP in the following pages.

OPEN SPACEOpen spaces are vital to the well-being of a city’s residents. They provide a place for relaxation, fitness and community events while promoting healthy, vibrant, sustainable and cohesive communities. Chicago has a longstanding commitment to providing open space to its neighborhoods. The NNRI area has an opportunity to meet the City’s goals.

Seward Park, at 375 W. Elm, is the largest park within the study area. It features two gyms, a dance studio, six meeting rooms, a boxing ring, playground, softball/soccer fields, and outdoor basketball courts. A variety of programs are offered, and Seward is expected to gain green space swapped from Stanton Park. Stanton Park, at 618 W. Scott on the north side of the study area features an indoor pool, gym, baseball and soccer/football fields, and basketball courts. Stanton will be reconfigured to swap land to Seward and Durso parks. On the south side of the study area is Durso Playlot Park, at 421 W. Locust, which offers a playground and basketball court, and is expected by the Chicago Park District to be reconfigured to receive swapped land from Stanton and connect to Jessie White Center.

The service areas of these parks cover the majority of the NNRI Area, providing accessible, sufficiently sized (+2 acres per parks), open space to the residents. Service areas are defined according to the CitySpace Plan.

Currently, the NNRI area includes 15.04 acres of open space for approx. 9,181 residents, the equivalent to 1.66 acres per 1,000 residents. The City recommends 2 acres of open space per 1,000 residents. NNRI will need approx. 4.96 additional acres to meet it’s current population and additional open space to meet it’s future residential growth. This will ensure that all the residents of the NNRI area have access to the fitness, relaxation, environmental, and community benefits of open space, building stronger, healthier neighborhoods on Chicago’s Near North Side.

STREETSThe north side of the Cabrini area is characterized by large blocks and large tracts of land unbroken by streets and the south side by an isolated grid of narrow neighborhood streets that only connect to the larger street grid at limited points. This discontinuous grid isolates the area from the surrounding community and increases the travel distance to neighborhood amenities, making it more difficult for pedestrians and cyclists to access important resources.

A high-quality street system is essential to a vibrant, accessible neighborhood. A successful street system gives all residents easy access to neighborhood amenities regardless of whether the resident travels by car, transit, bicycle or on foot. Increased bicycle and foot traffic allows the young, the elderly, and the health-conscious to move freely about the neighborhood. It encourages active lifestyles, improves neighborhood safety by having more people on the street, and supports businesses with increased foot traffic.

In order to encourage a high-quality, connected street system, the redevelopment must reconnect isolated neighborhood streets to the larger urban fabric to create complete streets that foster pedestrian, bicycle, and transit access. As a best practice to encourage healthy daily physical activity, promote foot traffic, provide access to neighborhood amenities, improve neighborhood safety and achieve LEED for Neighborhood Development, the new design must be well-connected, walkable, and promote multimodal transportation.

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OPPORTUNITIES AND STRENGTHSRESIDENTIAL

The development sites in the consist of a patchwork of parcels approximately 65 acres. While the last Cabrini-Green high-rise was demolished in 2011, since 1996 the City of Chicago’s Near North Redevelopment Initiative (NNRI) has been transforming portions of the site and adjacent parcels into vibrant and attractive mixed-income communities. Development of the remaining sites presents an opportunity to for a thriving, connected mixed-income and mixed-use community.

In general, the surrounding area is primarily residential, with a mix of rental and for-sale product. It includes portions of the Old Town neighborhood, while two of Chicago’s most desirable and high-income communities are also within blocks: Lincoln Park to the north and River North to the south and east. In addition, Chicago’s Gold Coast neighborhood is less than one mile east.

Four net density (dwelling units per acre) zones are recommended for the RFP area, based on the marketability of the sites, density and function of adjacent land uses, the goals and preferences presented by the NNWG, and the achieved density of properties in and around the study area:

HIGHEST DENSITY: Division and Halsted, southeast corner of Larrabee and Oak and at Chicago and Hudson. • MEDIUM-HIGH DENSITY: Division west of the Target Store, parcels fronting Clybourn and along Larrabee,north of Division • MEDIUM DENSITY: East of Sedgwick between Wendell and Locust• LOW DENSITY: North of the medium-high density along Clybourn, and north and south of Oak, from Cambridge to Sedgwick • Due to the size of the RFP area and the strengths and weaknesses of various lots, we recommend developing a variety of building types and styles, from mid-rise product to smaller clusters of townhomes, flats and duplexes. Offering a range of housing types is an important tool for attracting a variety of household types. The large lots in the RFP area present an opportunity to construct lower density housing products with green space that are less commonly available in the Near North community area.

RETAILThe study area’s greatest deficit is exactly what makes it, or should make it, some of the most desirable real estate in the City: large swaths of vacant or underutilized land located amidst the City’s best neighborhoods – Gold Coast, Old Town, West Loop, and River North. The North and Clybourn retail phenomenon is evolving, moving its centroid further south just as new developments like New City and the large format retail on Kingsbury are coming on line. The convenience and value of these parcels and the location in general will only increase with time. Retail priorities for the site are listed below and shown on the graphics.

OPPORTUNITY #1: DIVISION STREET, mixed use with residential above, or purely large or small retail adjacent to Target • StoreOPPORTUNITY #2: DIVISION AND HALSTED, mixed use with residential above ground floor retail and / or services• OPPORTUNITY #3: OAK AND LARRABEE, mixed use with residential above commercial and / or services• OPPORTUNITY #4: LOCUST AND ORLEANS, mixed use with residential above commercial and / or services• OPPORTUNITY #5: DIVISION AND LARRABEE, mixed use with residential above cultural and commercial uses• OPPORTUNITY #6: CLYBOURN AND LARRABEE, mixed use with residential above commercial and / or services•

DRAFT DEVELOPMENT ZONE PLANThe Urban Green Team has analyzed the current conditions of the site and its possibilities, with CHA’s goals for redevelopment at the forefront, and offer the following opportunities. These proposed opportunities satisfy the requirements and goals of LEED ND, while serving as a framework to achieve the NNWG Vision Statement and CHA’s vision of a vibrant revitalized community.

OPPORTUNITY #1: RECONNECT NEIGHBORHOOD STREET GRID, reconnecting isolated neighborhood streets to the larger • urban fabric assists in the efficient movement of both people and goods, essential to the economic health of the areaOPPORTUNITY #2: PROVIDE A PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD, with a mix of uses compatible with residential use • that allows opportunities for neighbors to meet and mingle, resulting in stronger community bonds and safer neighborhoodsOPPORTUNITY #3: MEET CITY’S OPEN SPACE STANDARDS, providing places for relaxation, fitness, urban farming and • community events while promoting healthy, vibrant, sustainable and cohesive communities OPPORTUNITY #4: CREATE A MIXED-USE MID-DENSITY CORRIDOR, integral to the vitality of a neighborhood •

Compatible with the opportunities listed above, there are many other possibilities for the NNRI study area. The implementation of these opportunities will become the catalyst for the future redevelopment, growth and transformation of Cabrini-Green.

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A. SEDGWICK: Discontinuous between Oak and Locust

B. OAK: Discontinuous between Orleans and Hudson

C. WALTON: Dead ends west of Orleans

D. LOCUST: Misaligned between Orleans and Cambridge

E. CHESTNUT: Narrowed sections between Cambridge and Hudson

F. MOHAWK: Dead ends south of Oak and north of Chicago G. CLEVELAND: Dead ends south of Oak and north of Chicago. Also is misaligned with Cleveland north of Oak

H. HOBBIE: Dead ends at Hudson

I. BURLING: Dead ends at Scott

J. EVERGREEN: Dead ends at Ogden

K.OGDEN: Narrows to 1-lane street and dead ends at Blackhawk. Also dead ends at parking lot near Evergreen.

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TOTAL LENGTH OF EXISTINGDEAD END / DISCONTINUOUSSTREETS W/IN PROJECT AREA = 6,900 LF

STATEMENT:The north side of the NNRI area is characterized by large blocks; large tracts of land unbroken by streets, while the south is characterized by an isolated grid of narrow neighborhood streets that only connect to the larger street grid at a handful of points. The predominance of large blocks and discontinuous streets isolates the area from the surrounding community, increases the travel distance to neighborhood amenities, jobs and resources and encourages residents to be-come drivers, rather than pedestrians.

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STANDARD ROADWAY/STREET WIDTHS 2-Way parking both sides= 7’+10’+10’+7’ = 34’-0”2-Way parking one side = 7’+10’+11’ = 28’-0”2-Way no parking = 11’+11’ = 22’-0”1-Way parking both sides= 7’+14’+7’ = 28’-0”1-Way parking one sides= 7’+15’ = 22’-0” 1-Way no parking (special exception from CDOT) = 16’ -0”

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1. SEDGWICK: Extend to connect north-south Oak (2-way) and widen to connect to Wendell (807 LF)

2. OAK: Rededicate east-west between Orleans (2-way) and Hudson (600 LF)

3. WALTON: Extend to connect east-west between (2-way) Cambridge and Orleans (1,100 LF), 128 units removed in 12 bldgs

4. LOCUST: Align to connect east-west between (2-way) Cambridge and Hudson (500 LF), 70 units removed in 6 bldgs

5. CHESTNUT: Widen east-west between Cambridge (2-way) and Hudson (500 LF)

6. CAMBRIDGE: Widen to 28 feet north of existing south (2-way) alley to accommodate 2-way traffic with parking on 1 side (1,200 LF)

7. FRONTIER: Rededicate to connect north-south (1-way north) between Scott and Division (450 LF)

8. CROSBY: New Crosby extension from Eastman to (2-way) Division (1,200 LF)

9. SCOTT: Rededicate east-west between Larrabee (1-way west) and Halsted (Skinner North Elementary School interested in one-way west for bus drop-off )(1,300 LF)

10.BLACKHAWK: Rededicate east-west and align with (2-way) Blackhawk east of Larrabee to connect between Larrabee and Ogden (350 LF)

11.OGDEN: Connect from Blackhawk to Clybourn, (2-way) (450) to Eastman (PD 1075) and south (becomes Crosby) to Division; Ogden north of Clybourn widened to accommodate 2-way traffic

12.EVERGREEN: Connect north to Clybourn at the (2-way) center of the block (900 LF)

TOTAL length of MODIFIED streets = 4,720 LFTOTAL length of REDEDICATED streets = 1,100 LF TOTAL length of NEW streets = 3,587 LF

STREET RECOMMENDATIONSBY URBAN GREEN TEAM AND CITY DEPARTMENTS

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METHODOLOGY:A high-quality street system is essential to a vibrant, accessible neighborhood, pro-viding all residents easy access to neighborhood amenities, allowing for improved mobility, visibility and promoting connectivity within and between neighborhoods.The recommended improvements comply with Chicago’s Complete Streets Policy* and meet the LEED ND requirements by dividing large blocks, reconnecting isolated street grids, and providing access for pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit riders.

* The website for Chicago’s Complete Streets Policy is http://chicagocompletestreets.org/

TOTAL LENGTH OF MODIFIED, REDEDICATED AND NEW STREETS =9,357 LF (does not incl vacating Burling btw. Scott and Division)

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THE STREET RECOMMENDATIONS WOULD RESULT IN THE DEMOLITION OF 18 EXISTING ROW HOMES WHICH COMPRISES 198 UNITS. THE ROWHOMES TO BE REMOVED ARE SHOWN DASHED:


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EXISTING PARKS INCLUDE:

Stanton Park - Community ParkSeward Park - Community Park (not currently within the project area)Durso Park - Neighborhood ParkJessie White Center - Neighborhood Facility (adjacent to project area)

TOTAL EXISTING CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT SPACE = 15.04 ACRES

STANTON PARK: Community Park with a Service of Area .50 miles

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Neighborhood Park with a Service Area of .25 miles

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Neighborhood Park facility with a Service Area City-wide

*Park Type Size of Park Service AreaNeighborhood Park .05 acres to 5 acres .25 milesCommunity Park 5 acres to 15 acres .50 miles

*Excerpt from CitySpace Plan page 22 (City of Chicago, 1998)

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1. NEAR NORTH FIELD: Create a new 4.42 acre Chicago Public Park to serve the neighborhood

2. STANTON PARK: Reconfigure to improve visibility, street and pedestrian access by introducing a new Crosby street (relocate reduction in acreage among Seward and Stanton Parks)

3. SEWARD PARK:Increase acreage (relocated from Stanton Park) to allow more contiguous park space, and improved access from Hudson

4. DURSO PARK: Increase acreage (relocated from Stanton Park) to allow more contiguous park space, and provide visibility and access from Chicago and Sedgwick to the Jessie White Center.

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Around Cabrini-Green, the future looks bright

By Alby Gallun and Micah Maidenberg July 19, 2014

Three years after the last high-rise at Cabrini-Green came down, a tower of a different kind is going up down the

street.

Construction crews recently were busy drilling holes for the foundation of an 18-story, 240-unit apartment

building at Division and Howe streets, one of several private developments sprouting just steps from the former

Cabrini-Green towers.

Observers had predicted that the demise of the notorious public housing high-rises would usher in a wave of

development on the perimeter of the site. With the help of a booming real estate market, those prophesies are

starting to come true.

“The skyline's going to change really quickly over there,” says Matt Edlen, director of Midwest and East Coast

acquisitions at Portland, Oregon-based Gerding Edlen Development Inc., which is building the apartment tower.

“There's so many possibilities for that neighborhood and how it comes together.”

It's coming together already. A Target store opened north of Gerding's site last fall, and a developer is

negotiating to buy a parcel just northeast of the store and may build apartments there, says Chicago-based

Baum Realty Group LLC Vice President Greg Dietz, who's selling the property. He declines to identify the

developer. Chicago-based Structured Development LLC and John Bucksbaum are building 199 apartments and

360,000 square feet of retail space on the former site of the New City YMCA at Clybourn Avenue and Halsted

Street. And a 190,000-square-foot retail-and-office development and new store for boating retailer West Marine

are in the works at Division and Halsted streets.

But the biggest opportunity may be the Cabrini-Green site itself as well as other vacant land in the area

controlled by the Chicago Housing Authority, a 28-acre patchwork that stretches from Division up to Blackhawk

Avenue. This fall, the CHA plans to seek development proposals for the land, where it wants a mix of subsidized

and market-rate residential units and retail space. The push could add thousands of apartments and

condominiums to the area, spurring more development between Lincoln Park and River North—and even to the

west.

“There's easy access to jobs and amenities and restaurants . . . and really you're not that far from the lake,” says

David Brint, principal at Northbrook-based Brinshore Development LLC, which is building an 82-unit mixed-

income apartment building at Division and Clybourn. “It's likely you'll see the continued evolution of development

all the way to the highway.”

HARD TO RESIST

The hunt for buildable land is pushing up prices. For some longtime property owners, the temptation to sell will

be too hard to resist. But that hasn't happened yet to Rosemary Deahl, CEO of Big Deahl Productions Inc., which

makes television commercials out of a building at 1450 N. Dayton St. The property has generated a lot of interest

from developers as a site for a residential tower.

“I haven't seen anybody come to my door and put a check in front of me where I say, 'I think we'll stop shooting

commercials here,' “ she says.

The demise of Cabrini-Green also creates an opportunity to extend the crowded Clybourn Corridor shopping

strip down to Division Street—and even on Division itself. Given their wealth and density, the surrounding

neighborhoods offer “the best demographics in the city,” says Gregory Kveton, principal at Barrington-based GK

Development Inc., which recently unveiled plans for the Bridges, a 190,000-square-foot retail-and-office project

at the southeast corner of Division and Halsted.

CHA HOUSING

“Whenever you have that vacant land and demographics, you're going to have development,” he says. “There

are a lot of tenants looking in the area that can't find space at North and Clybourn.”

Yet the CHA will have the most influence over the neighborhood's future. The authority has committed to add

1,786 public housing units in the area to replace those demolished at Cabrini-Green, a project that includes the

still-standing Frances Cabrini Rowhouses between Chicago Avenue and Oak Street. So far, the CHA has

brought back about 610 public housing units, with 221 in the planning stage, says Richard Wheelock, director of

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The CHA plans to recruit developers to build mixed-income projects on its land, with 20 percent of the units set

aside for public housing residents, according to a planning document released earlier this year. Thirty percent

would be built as affordable units, reserved for people who have incomes below a certain level, with the rest sold

or rented at market rates.

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Before the public housing units that included Cabrini-Green were demolished, the

low-income residents were foretold of the impending renovation and given

assurances that housing units would be set aside for them to remain and reap the

positive benefits. If the current administration were to reduce or eliminate those units

that were promised to the previous residents, that would make them "liars".

BEWARE!! If they lied to the previous community residents to make a buck, they will

lie to the current and future residents to sustain their cash flow.

The city of Chicago has way too many public housing buildings,when will it stop?

I think as long as they continue to house lazy people- sometimes three and four

generations the problem will continue. Our tax money is wasted on these rat and

crime infested areas. I m a big believer in N I M B Y.

Ugh with the affordable housing. Stop. Seriously. If people can't afford housing they

will go where they can and when low wage employers can't find people to work their

low wage jobs they will increase wages. Stop messing with the market and stop

handing units to people who didn't work for them.

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Next up for CPS: Barack Obama College Prep

By Thomas A. Corfman April 24, 2014

The Emanuel administration today announced plans to build a selective enrollment high school on the edge of

Lincoln Park to be christened after a familiar Chicago name: President Barack Obama.

Much of the funding for the 1,200-student school would come from $60 million in special property tax revenues

typically used to foster private development.

The Obama school, which is expected to be open in time for the 2017-18 school year, would be in Stanton Park,

which is one block north of Division Street, between Halsted Street and Clybourn Avenue. The park, 618 W.

Scott St., is in a burgeoning area of development near the former Cabrini-Green public housing complex.

The school will be part of the city's selective enrollment program, in which students are chosen in part based on

test scores and grades.

Construction would be financed with $60 million in tax increment financing, funds which originally were intended

to promote development in distressed neighborhoods. Mayor Rahm Emanuel has continued a policy started

under the Daley administration of using TIF money to pay for badly needed new public schools.

Mr. Emanuel is making his announcement even as some aldermen have suggested that the city pare back TIF

spending on new projects to use the money to mitigate a massive property tax hike needed to bolster two of the

city's pension funds.

Today's announcement is one of three school projects that Mr. Emanuel has announced in an area of the city that

is considered key to his political support when he mounts his re-election bid next year.

In November, Mr. Emanuel also announced plans to spend $18 million to $20 million to expand Lincoln

Elementary School, which is near Lincoln Avenue and Fullerton Parkway. He has previously disclosed plans to

spend $17 million to expand Walter Payton College Prep, which is located at 1034 N. Wells St., about three-

quarters of a mile from the proposed site of Obama high school.

NEIGHBORHOOD PREFERENCE

Chicago Teachers Union and community groups from other neighborhoods have also criticized the mayor for

pushing forward on construction plans so soon after closing a record 50 schools, many of them in South and

West Side neighborhoods dominated by African Americans.

The Obama school would help the Chicago Public Schools cope with rising demand for selective enrollment high

schools. For the current school year, about 16,440 students applied for 3,200 seats in selective enrollment

schools, city officials say. About 2,400 students who qualified for selective enrollment positions were denied

because there were not enough desks available.

“Year after year, too many of our students who have put in years of hard work are turned away because as a city

we haven't had the capacity to meet their capability and this important investment will help us fix that,” Mr.

Emanuel said in a news release.

About 70 percent of the students at the Obama high school will be chosen through the citywide selective

enrollment process, city officials. The rest will be admitted through a formula that gives preference to

neighborhoods residents, a method that has been used at Jones College Prep in the South Loop and

Westinghouse College Prep in East Garfield Park on the West Side.

Jones, 700 S. State St., was expanded last year to accommodate 1,700 students, using $115 million in TIF

funds.

Obama high school would be near Skinner North Classical School, 640 W. Scott St., a top performing elementary

school.

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