Hyde Park's Choice: Interracial Stability and Economic Level
The community weighs goals of a stable inter racial Hyde Park with middle and upper income housing. The editorial warns that preserving economic level may guard racial integration while plans for conservation involve upgrading areas and new construction. The key question: should the trend move from decline to upgrading or risk altering the neighborhood’s makeup.
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Hyde Park
Park
Herald
Community Conservation Board
Chicago
Conservation Board
Neighborhood plans outlined for Hyde Park and Kenwood developments
The report details recommendations for streets from Kenwood to Kimbark and along Cornell from Hyde Park boulevard to 53rd street. It calls for Neighborhood Conservation measures across Central Kenwood and Hyde Park areas plus South Central Hyde Park. It notes private action by the South West Hyde Park Redevelopment Corporation to pursue married student housing and a park proposal in the district.
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Kenwood
Kimbark
Cornell Avenue
Hyde Park Boulevard
53Rd Street
East Hyde Park
55Th
West Kenwood
Hyde Park
South West Hyde Park
Hyde Park Identified as Middle Income Area by Report
The report cites Hyde Park as a middle income area with 25 percent of families earning over 8,800 dollars annually, more than half earning 5,900 dollars, and 70 percent above 4,200 dollars. In the suggested clearance areas, 50 percent earn over 4,200 dollars.
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Hyde Park
Renewal plan proposed for Hyde Park Kenwood area
The Preliminary Project Report argues the subject renewal program fits a rational long term city and regional development pattern. It claims implementation will set Hyde Park Kenwood on a self renewing path without future costly government subsidies. It seeks to end repeated land cost writings down for preferred uses and bailouts of wrong uses elsewhere.
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Hyde Park-Kenwood
Hyde Park - Kenwood
Raleigh
North Carolina
Springfield
Missouri
Near North
Spots
Hyde Park
Madison Park
Cottage Grove
Hyde Park- Kenwood
Hyde Park Kenwood renewal plans seek balanced community redevelopments
The Hyde Park Kenwood renewal study outlines clearance areas designed to fit surrounding growth, preserve single family homes, and promote long term benefits. It notes the area centers on the University of Chicago and Lakefront amenities, with diverse resident groups from owners to renters.
Plan Seeks Relocation for Hyde Park Kenwood Residents
A staged relocation aims to house 3,835 families displaced by Hyde Park Kenwood urban renewal. The Community Conservation Board will coordinate with the Land Clearance Commission, open site offices, and cover rent and moving costs. Public housing plans anticipate 400 to 500 units with 1,233 white and 967 non white residents likely to accept such housing.
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Hyde Park-Kenwood
Community Conservation Board
Land Clearance Commission
CCB
Interview with Jack Meltzer on urban renewal plan
The Herald talks with Jack Meltzer head of the University of Chicago Planning Unit about the Preliminary Project Report for the Community Conservation Board. He says the plan aims to trigger self renewal through private investment and market forces while rehabilitating obsolescent housing.
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the Herald
Community Conservation Board
Jack Meltzer
University of Chicago Planning Unit
Financing the Renewal Project Details and City Cash Share
The document outlines a renewal project with a net cost of 39 739 173 dollars and a federal share of 26 246 391 dollars. City and state funds total 13 246 391 dollars, with non cash grants in aid amounting to 9 741 328 dollars. The city must contribute 3 505 063 dollars in cash.
220 Financing Promises Cheaper Rents in Chicago Areas
The text argues that 220 financing can enable rents below private market levels in Chicago, reducing occupancy pressure amid housing shortages. It notes banks in the area are willing to provide mortgage money for this purpose, and that sales units would fit many families’ down payment and monthly budgets, addressing the city’s limited new housing supply.
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50Th and
Cottage Grove
Chicago Housing Authority
Chicago
Acknowledgments for Community Conservation Board Support
The note thanks General Richard Smykal and staff for assistance. It credits Earl Pivan and Richard Snow in public relations, Albert Eckersberg and Jack Meltzer at the University of Chicago for planning work, and Julian Levi James Morland and A Bonthrou of FHA, Dean Swartzel, Urban Renewal Administration, and Ford Kramer for contributions to the Conservat ion Board project.
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Richard Smykal
Community Conservation Board
Earl Pivan
Richard Snow
Albert Eckersberg
Jack Meltzer
University of Chicago
Conservation Board
Julian Levi
The
South East Chicago Commission
James Morland
A. Bonthrou
FHA
Dean Swartzel
Urban Renewal Administration
Ford Kramer
Chicago
Renewal plan for Hyde Park Kenwood community strength
The text argues Hyde Park Kenwood has durable renewal elements such as home ownership institutions and long term interests. It calls for continued city planning strict code enforcement and financial aid to owners to enable demolition and new uses under the Neighborhood Redevelopment Corporation Law.
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Hyde Park-Kenwood
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