Chicago Department of Planning and Development

As we continue to confront the housing crisis head-on, initiatives like Missing Middle address the critical disparities that exist in access to homeownership.

Commissioner Ciere Boatright: As 2025 winds down and before the New Year takes off, I’m sharing 13 DPD highlights from the year that was, thanks to the work of staff, elected officials, private sector partners and neighborhood advocates. Drumroll please....

#CityCivicsDay is back! Don’t miss this all-day celebration of civic engagement and community connection on Sat. Nov. 15 in Woodlawn. Get FREE tixs at Chicago.gov/CityCivicsDay.

🎥 See reactions from last year’s attendees.

Presented by DPD and DCASE.

Sessions schedule poster for Healing Arts from October 26 to November 1 in Chicago, listing daily events such as sound meditation, community art creation, and yoga, sponsored by Chicago, DCASE, and CDPH.

Treat yourself to a little creative magic this spooky season. No tricks, just free classes open to everyone across CDPH Mental Health Centers.

🔗 Register here: https://chi.gov/3S2zsP7

Join us… if you dare! 👻

#HealingArts #FreeClasses #Chicago

Infographic titled 'October 16, 2025, 2,500+ proactive rezonings approved by City Council.' It lists four categories of parcels that have been rezoned. The categories are: 2,005 on 69th St. Racine, 90 on Cottage Grove, 450 on Broadway, and 18 on 47th St. The infographic includes the logos for 'Build Better Together' and 'Department of Planning and Development (DPD)' with a red star symbol.

More than 2,000 proactive rezonings approved by City Council today are bringing land use predictability & improved investment opportunities to commercial corridor properties on the North and South Side. Part of a year-long rezoning initiative impacting nearly 5k parcels to date!

Applications are due FRIDAY, AUGUST 15 for Community Development Grants, Neighborhood Opportunity Fund and the Adopt-A-Landmark Fund. Learn more at Chicago.gov/DPDgrants. #BuildBetterTogether

Poster image featuring four vacant properties up for redevelopment. Learn more at Chicago.gov/RFPs.

Intended to support TOD, mixed-use investment, DPD is issuing RFPs for four City-owned properties. Proposals will be accepted through Oct. 31. Download RFP program guides and register to attend informational webinars at Chicago.gov/RFPs.

#BuildBetterTogether

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Join DPD for the second Calumet Area Land Use Plan & Design Guidelines Open House from 5-7:30 p.m. on Thurs. July 24 at Olive-Harvey College, 10001 S. Woodlawn Ave. Learn more & register at Chicago.gov/Calumet.

DPD is now hiring for multiple positions: Information Coordinator, Project Coordinator and three City Planner Vs! Learn more and apply at Chicago.gov/Careers.

Mayor Brandon Johnson picks development group to transform Roseland's Michigan Avenue The winning project, called 1Fifteen at Michigan Station, will have 58 affordable apartments, a grocery store, restaurant and market hall for small businesses.

"Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives, Far South Side Community Development Corp. and the Hope Center Foundation were named the winners last week of the city’s request for qualifications to redevelop the site." #BuildBetterTogether

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Missing Middle Infill Housing applications are open through Friday, May 30! Learn more about the initiative from the Chicago Sun-Times: bit.ly/43iblSY

Just announced—DPD is now accepting applications for 2025 Adopt-A-Landmark grants through August 15!

Register to attend an informational webinar at 3 p.m. on Thursday, June 12 at Chicago.gov/AAL.

#PreservationMonth #ChicagoHistory #HistoricPreservation

Join DPD for the 2025 Chicago Preservation Expo & Preservation Excellence Awards ceremony hosted by @wgntv.com’s Ana Belaval on Monday, May 19 at the Chicago Cultural Center. Free tix available at Chicago.gov/Preservation-Month.

Press release graphic: Auburn Gresham Celebrates 58 New Affordable Apartments on 79th Street. $47 million, two-building project replaces vacant City land. https://chi.gov/Auburn-Gresham-Celebrates-New-Affordable-Housing.

Opening the Auburn Gresham Apartments is a significant step toward ensuring a thriving, equitable future for Chicago. These $47M investments will provide affordable housing and commercial space to support growth in Auburn Gresham and beyond. #AffordableHousing

The city has opened applications for more than 400 vacant properties to boost redevelopment. buff.ly/nsKayig

Development proposals for the 54 Missing Middle lots in Chatham, South Chicago and Morgan Park are being accepted until May 16, 2025. Register to attend a pre-submission webinar on either April 9 or 11 at Chicago.gov/MissingMiddle to learn more.

Community Development Grants for up to $250,000 are now open! Apply by August 15, 2025. Supported by the Economic Development Bond, this reimbursement grant can be used for construction or renovation costs for your business. Learn more at Chicago.gov/CDG.

Collage of last year’s Preservation Expo participants.

Save the date for the 2025 Chicago Preservation Expo—from 4-8 p.m. on Monday, May 19 at the Chicago Cultural Center! Organizations and businesses involved in #HistoricPreservation can now apply for a free table. Learn more at Chicago.gov/Preservation-Month.

Plan Commission approved a proposed 36-story mixed-use building at 1600 N. LaSalle Drive in Lincoln Park. Led by Fern Hill Cos., the project includes 349 mixed-income apartments and ground-floor retail space.

Today Plan Commission voted to adopt the 95th Street Corridor Plan, a joint effort between DPD and Chicago Transit Authority to promote equitable transit-oriented development between Halsted and Cottage Grove. Read the plan: Chicago.gov/95th

Plan Commission voted to adopt the Broadway Land Use Framework Plan, which provides community-guided recommendations for future land use and zoning policies along the corridor between Montrose and Devon in Edgewater and Uptown. Read the framework: Chicago.gov/Broadway

Chicago Officials Gather Input For Southeast Side Industrial Corridors – Borderless Magazine NFP Southeast Side residents gathered at an open house to offer input as the city looks to revitalize the industrial corridors along the Calumet River.

“Southeast Side residents gathered at an open house to offer input as the city looks to revitalize the industrial corridors along the Calumet River.”
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DPD is hiring five City Planner V positions! Apply now through Feb. 27 at Chicago.gov/Careers.

The featured projects are just a portion of DPD’s accomplishments, but they collectively represent the wide variety of transformative community development initiatives under Mayor Johnson to foster a more equitable and sustainable Chicago.

The “Project Highlights” booklet is an overview of DPD projects initiated or completed in 2024. Under the leadership of Commissioner Ciere Boatright, DPD shepherded more than $11 billion in new projects through the Plan Commission process. Read more: bit.ly/40Eht5h

Today DPD and CDOT released "A Vision for LaSalle Street", a community-led framework for public realm improvements and neighborhood-oriented enhancements between Wacker Drive and Jackson Boulevard. Learn more at Chicago.gov/LaSalleStreet.

As part of the Missing Middle Housing Initiative, residents are invited to meet the five development teams selected to build nearly 100 housing units on 36 City-owned lots from 5-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 13 at UCAN Center, 3605 W. Fillmore St. ➡️ Chicago.gov/MissingMiddle

Join DPD and community partners at 5:30 p.m. on Tues. Feb. 4 @RadioFlyer, 6515 W. Grand, to review the draft recommendations for the Armitage Industrial Corridor Plan. Food will be provided. Attendees can enter to win prizes courtesy of Radio Flyer! ➡️ Chicago.gov/Armitage

Join DPD on Thurs. Jan 30 at the Salud Center, 3039 E. 91st St., to kickoff visioning for the future of development in the Burnside, Calumet, and Pullman Industrial corridors and surrounding areas. Learn more at Chicago.gov/Calumet.

Broadway Land Use Planning virtual meeting - Thursday, January 30 from 6 - 7 pm

On Jan. 30, join DPD, the 46th, 47th, and 48th wards along with partners at DOH, the Edgewater Chamber of Commerce, and Uptown United for a virtual info session on the land use and zoning recommendations for Broadway, from Devon to Montrose. RSVP at Chicago.gov/Broadway.