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Townhomes try a new tack to attain affordability

The project uses modular construction, previously applied here in single-family homes, to cut costs and bring home ownership within reach for working couples and families.

Chicago is 120,000 units short on affordable housing. Here's how the city and developers hope to fix that gap | State and Regional

It may seem like the search for affordable housing is as elusive as a COVID-19 vaccination appointment — a long, arduous process that often includes a waitlist. For Jeanette Freeman, 24, moving from her family’s South Side dwelling to live on her own in a one-bedroom apartment took her all of a year — from launching the search to submitting her name for a Chicago Housing Authority unit in Oso Apartments in Albany Park on the North Side. “I was searching online for affordable housing, applying anywhere and everywhere,” she said. “And I said let me try CHA. I applied online to CHA’s site-based projects. Oso was just one of the apartments that pulled me in. I got in, after a week of applying. It was a blessing. I’m still in disbelief.”

Structured Development's joint venture with a Black-owned development firm in East Garfield Park, Chicago

Affordable housing in Chicago - Chicago Tribune