Category Archives: Devon Avenue Corridor TAP

Panel Recommendations Taking Shape Along Devon Avenue Corridor

Posted on December 12, 2014 by ULI Chicago

The Village of Lincolnwood has made significant progress in implementing some of the key recommendations from the Devon Avenue Corridor TAP completed by ULI Chicago in Fall 2013. The ULI panel emphasized the importance of creating a TIF district to finance much-needed infrastructure improvements and attract private investment along the corridor. This specific recommendation helped move the stalled TIF proposal through the approval process and, as a result, the Village Board created the Devon-Lincoln TIF District in June 2014. Review the Redevelopment Plan for the TIF District Following the TIF … Read More

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ULI Chicago Report Recommends Redevelopment Options For The Devon Avenue Corridor

Posted on February 19, 2014 by ULI Chicago

ULI CHICAGO PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information, please contact Cynthia McSherry, Executive Director, ULI Chicago, 773-549-4972, Chicago@uli.org CHICAGO (February 19, 2014) —The Urban Land Institute Chicago (ULI Chicago) has released a report with recommendations to revitalize the six-block span of Devon Avenue between McCormick Boulevard and Lincoln Avenue. The report was based on a two-day, inter-jurisdictional technical assistance panel convened by ULI Chicago in September of last year in partnership with the Village of Lincolnwood, the City of Chicago and the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning … Read More

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ULI Chicago to Present Redevelopment Recommendations for the Devon Avenue Corridor – 10/28/13

Posted on October 24, 2013 by ULI Chicago

ULI CHICAGO MEDIA ADVISORY Urban Land Institute Chicago to Present Redevelopment Recommendations for the Devon Avenue Corridor – Public Presentation: October 28, 2013 WHAT: A panel of real estate experts from ULI Chicago will present redevelopment recommendations from the Devon Avenue Corridor Technical Assistance Panel that took place on September 10-11, 2013. WHEN: October 28, 2013 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm WHERE: Lincolnwood Village Hall Council Chambers 6900 N. Lincoln Avenue Lincolnwood, IL PARTNERS: Village of Lincolnwood City of Chicago Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) Urban Land Institute Chicago (ULI Chicago) The … Read More

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ULI Chicago TAP Explores Devon Avenue Corridor Redevelopment

Posted on September 16, 2013 by ULI Chicago

The Village of Lincolnwood applied for and was awarded funding from the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning’s (CMAP) Local Technical Assistance (LTA) program to evaluate the redevelopment potential in the Devon Avenue corridor between McCormick Boulevard and Lincoln Avenue. CMAP and the Village of Lincolnwood selected ULI Chicago as the technical assistance partner to advance the project with a 2-day Technical Assistance Panel (TAP). ULI experts in development, market feasibility, finance, land use, and design met on September 10-11, 2013 to tour the study area, interview community and business stakeholders, … Read More

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