The office vacancy rate in downtown Evanston has seen an uptick — and city officials warn the trend could continue unabated going into 2024. Evanston Economic Development Manager Paul Zalmezak said the downtown vacancy rate stood at 12.6% as of last week, compared to a rate around 11.3% earlier this year. Concerns have grown, Zalmezak.
After a developer proposed a 60-unit mixed affordable housing development last fall for the south portion of Evanston along the lakefront, Evanston 3rd Ward Alderperson Melissa Wynne is hosting a community meeting Thursday, Aug. 31 for neighbors and interested parties to discuss it. Cleveland-based PIRHL is set to develop the project and will be at the 7 p.m. community meeting alongside .
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With Chicago’s newly elected mayor, Brandon Johnson, set to be sworn in on May 15, Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss said he hopes the relationship between Evanston and Chicago’s local governments will have a more collaborative dynamic. Biss, who endorsed Johnson prior to April’s mayoral runoff election, emphasized the importance of building a stronger and more.
As temperatures dropped and the first snow of the winter hit the ground this week, maintenance company Streetplus started its work in Evanston, cleaning downtown, Main Street and Howard Street. City Council approved a half-million dollar contract with Streetplus at its Sept. 12 meeting to provide enhanced cleaning, maintenance, landscaping and hospitality for the next.