End in Sight for Bristol Place Demolition Phase
Phase 1 of the Bristol Place Redevelopment is nearing completion. The last building in the Bristol Place Neighborhood, located at 110 Garwood St, is slated to be demolished this week. Originally, eighty acquired structures required demolition to clear the site for the upcoming planned affordable housing development. Clearing of the site allows the City to […]
Bristol Park Neighborhood Steering Committee Hosts Info Meeting with Developer, Residents
On Thursday, March 23, the Bristol Park Neighborhood Steering Committee hosted the public to learn more about the preliminary site plans for the Bristol Place redevelopment from developer AHDVS, LLC, and to consider a special request regarding honoring John Lee Johnson. In addition to Neighborhood Services Advisory Board (NSAB) and Steering Committee Chair Karen Foster, the meeting […]
Bristol Place Master Developer Submits Pre-application for Redevelopment
On behalf of the Bristol Place redevelopment partners, AHDVS, LLC, submitted to the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) a pre-application for the 9% low income housing tax credits (LIHTC). LIHTC provides the majority of funding for affordable housing rental developments across the nation and the 9% tax credits are highly competitive. IHDA will review the […]
Bristol Place Phase II Steering Committee
Bristol Place Phase II Steering Committee The Bristol Place Phase II Steering Committee, Neighborhood Services Advisory Board Members and Douglass Park/Beardsley Park leaders were invited to attend a two-part meeting on Thursday, February 2 at the Douglass Branch Library. The first hour of the meeting included a presentation from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign […]