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- Questions fly at NSP hearing 7/16/2010
- LISC/Chicago, City Department of Community Development, Mercy Portfolio Services and others on hand to provide answers.
- Rosa Parks adds affordable units in Humboldt 7/2/2010
- Ninety-four low-income families have begun moving into the Rosa Parks Apartments, a new, affordable development spearheaded by Bickerdike Redevelopment Corp. in West Humboldt Park.
- New zip for Zapata 6/14/2010
- City redoubles support and 3,123 neighbors sign “Si!”
- NSP houses hit the market 6/9/2010
- Nicely detailed homes in Chicago Lawn are among the first through Chicago's Neighborhood Stabilization Program to attract attention from potential buyers.
- Ill wind spreads foreclosure nightmare 5/17/2010
- Working-class neighborhoods in Chicago and beyond continue to be clobbered by foreclosures as unemployment spreads and many mortgage lenders fail to cooperate with borrowers seeking to modify unaffordable loans.
- Zapata zapped? Agencies fight back 3/17/2010
NIMBY fears, economic recession and wavering political support have stalled a showcase NCP housing development in Logan Square -- but the Logan Square Neighborhood Association and Bickerdike Redevelopment Corp. are keeping hope alive.
- Laying a stable foundation 2/25/2010
- Barely a year after the city got word it was getting $55.2 million in first-round federal Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) funding, the City of Chicago and its non-profit program manager, Mercy Portfolio Services (MPS), have created a nimble system for buying and recycling hundreds of foreclosed homes and apartment buildings.
- 'Shops & Lofts' moves forward -- with rentals 2/3/2010
- Mixed-income development at 47th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue in Bronzeville will feature 140 apartments, about 48,000 square feet of retail.
- LISC, NCP help Chicago win $98 million
to stabilize foreclosure-wracked communities 1/20/2010 - The city’s NCP-influenced proposal shows how HUD’s program to buy and rehab foreclosed homes can foster wider community revitalization.
- New day dawns on Douglas Boulevard 12/2/2009
- Fifty-four low- to moderate-income families are experiencing a new chapter in their lives as they move into the Renaissance Apartments on Douglas Boulevard in North Lawndale, celebrated Nov. 12 during an open house and unveiling of a brightly colored, three-story-high mural.
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