Comcast Project Under Way
Affordable housing project on target for completion next fall.
Work has begun on turning the long-vacant Comcast building into 51 units of affordable housing. Crews have been tearing off the fake facade around the whole building and some interior work has been done, said Craig Failor, Oak Park's planner. The Interfaith Housing Development Corp. obtained a permit to start the rehab at 442 S. Grove Ave. on Sept. 14, said Steve Witt, Oak Park's director of property and building standards. The project is on target for completion next summer and full occupancy is expected next October, said Perry Vietti, Interfaith's chief operating officer. "We have not lost any time," Vietti said. "We're still on track." Low income tax credits will cover most of the project's $15 million price tag. This was a …
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Jim Bowman
9:54 am on Monday, November 5, 2012
Very good rundown, lots of links. Nice going. However, the gentleman who "allayed" concerns really tried to allay them; whether he succeeded would depend on response by those whose concerns he wanted to allay. -- Jim Bowman more ›