First phase of Opportunity Zone project, Ogden Commons, tops out on Chicago’s West Side Chicago-based firms The Habitat Company, James McHugh Construction Co. and Bowa Construction recently topped off a commercial and retail building that marks phase one of…
Mixed-use TOD in Chicago’s Grand Boulevard neighborhood gets financing Chicago-based The Habitat Company has cleared a key hurdle in financing the first phase of 43 Green, a $35 million mixed-income, mixed-use transit-oriented development (TOD)…
Chicago’s largest mixed-use Opportunity Zone project secures financing Construction is underway for phase one at Ogden Commons, a $200 million mixed-use project in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood being developed in a public-private partnership…
Five winter don’ts for multifamily property managers From frigid temperatures and piles of snow to burst pipes and icy sidewalks, danger can lurk around every corner of a Chicago apartment property during…
Those new FHA condo regs have wide-reaching implications This past October, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) enacted long-expected changes to the regulations governing condominium purchases. While these amendments will hopefully ease more prospective…
The Habitat Company adds Barnhart and Kumar to condominium division Chicago-based The Habitat Company, a multifamily developer and property manager, has hired David P. Barnhart as vice president, condominium management and Shruti Kumar as regional…
The Habitat Company assumes management of 18 affordable housing communities in Chicago The Habitat Company, a Chicago-based multifamily developer and property manager, has assumed management of 18 Chicago Housing Authority (CHA)-owned affordable housing communities in Chicago. The…
The Habitat Company names Kimberly Sisney VP, Habitat Affordable Group Chicago-based The Habitat Company, a leading U.S. multifamily developer and property manager, announced that Kimberly Sisney has joined the team as vice president, Habitat Affordable…
Exploring the Lightfoot platform, part two: Neighborhood development With the recent election of a relatively progressive mayor in Lori Lightfoot, Chicago is poised for dramatic changes. In looking at the effects that her…
Exploring the Lightfoot platform, part one: Affordable housing Though the bull market that has charged out of the Great Recession continues apace, Chicago residents overwhelmingly voted in progressive candidates during the April elections,…