CSDC is still awaiting demolition permit issuance from the City of Chicago.
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Project Update #6 – November 22, 2021
CSDC is still awaiting demolition permit issuance from the City of Chicago and will begin demolition shortly thereafter.
Read MoreNovember 18, 2021 – EPA Cleanup Grant Program
November 18, 2021 – Chicago Southwest Development Corporation and Saint Anthony Hospital hosted a community meeting at St. Agnus of Bohemia Catholic Church to update the community on the Focal Point Community Campus. You can find a recording of the meeting at the following link: https://www.facebook.com/FocalPointChicago/videos/397895688757038/Download Presentation Here
Read MoreProject Update #5 – November 15, 2021
CSDC still awaits the issuance of demolition permits from the City of Chicago and will begin demolition shortly thereafter. For more information, please contact our Demolition Project Hotline.
Read MoreProject Update #4 – November 8, 2021
CSDC is awaiting demolition permit issuance from the City of Chicago and will begin demolition shortly thereafter. The key pre-demolition activities at the property have been completed. For more information, please contact our Demolition Project Hotline.
Read MoreProject Update #3 – November 1, 2021
The water disconnection at 3200 S. Kedzie was completed on October 29th. The section or road that was cut into will be repaved. Asbestos abatement was completed on October 28th within a portion of the buildings located at the same address. CSDC is awaiting demolition permit issuance from the City of Chicago and will begin […]
Read MoreProject Update #2 – October 26, 2021
Asbestos abatement is expected to be completed this Thursday within the building located at 3200 S. Kedzie (Azteca Mall). A contractor is scheduled to complete a water disconnection at S. Kedzie on the West side of the street this Thursday and Friday (10/28 and 10/29), but this scheduling is dependent on the Department […]
Read MoreCoordination with Cook County regarding Demolition Work (Calls on October 13, 2021 and October 25, 2021)
Cook County’s Bureau of Asset Management is well underway with demolition work at 2700 S. California Avenue, disassembling the structures at Cook County jail to make way for new recreational area. This work is taking place approximately ¾ of a mile northeast of where Chicago Southwest Development Corporation (CSDC) will be […]
Read MoreProject Update #1 – October 19, 2021
This week, a contractor has been on-site completing asbestos abatement within the building located at 3200 S. Kedzie (Azteca Mall). The abatement is on schedule to be completed by the middle part of next week. Next week, a contractor will be completing a water disconnection at S. Kedzie on the […]
Read MoreSeptember 29, 2021 – Demolition Project Community Meeting
Chicago Southwest Development Corporation (CSDC) hosted a virtual community meeting via Zoom, with simultaneous professional Spanish translation. There were roughly 60 people in attendance. CSDC posted notice on its social media pages, emailed notice to an extensive community stakeholder list, emailed notice to people who had attended prior community meetings, and went door-to-door in the community to flyer for the event.
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