Abby Miller

Money reporter, development
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Abby reports on real estate development across Chicago. She previously covered real estate in Cincinnati for American City Business Journals and worked at outlets including the Cincinnati Enquirer and Tacoma News Tribune. She was born and raised in Chicago’s west suburbs.

The complaint, filed in federal court, alleges Mac Properties systemically discriminates against voucher holders looking to rent in Mac’s newer, high-rise apartments in Hyde Park and steers them toward less attractive properties.

Dec 17, 2024

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Mac Properties owns Regents Park Apartments at 5035 S. East End Ave. in Kenwood. (left). RySheena Moore stands for a photo Monday on the South Side (right). | Zubaer Khan/Sun-Times; Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

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The annual Harris Policy Innovation Challenge, launched in 2023, pushes students to find solutions to some of Chicago’s most pressing public policy issues.
The third phase of the Southbridge project will include more than 40 affordable units, as well as retail and amenities for tenants.
The company said the product is unlike anything on the market, blending roasted peanuts with the hazelnut flavor fans love.
Western Works incluirá cuatro edificios industriales que abarcan más de 560,000 pies cuadrados en Back of the Yards. Cada edificio podría albergar hasta 10 inquilinos, desde manufactura, producción de alimentos, almacenamiento, distribución o algún otro uso industrial ligero.
Western Works will include four industrial buildings spanning more than 560,000 square feet in Back of the Yards, a massive investment in a historically industrial neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side.
The 1920s building will be redeveloped into affordable housing, with 80 units ranging from studios to three-bedrooms.
IBT Group, uno de los dos constructores que recibió financiamiento, utilizará los fondos para la rehabilitación del histórico Quartermaster Depot, un antiguo almacén en Pershing Road del Ejército de los Estados Unidos construido en 1918.
Brokers with commercial real estate firm CBRE, which has the listing, said a number of buyers have already expressed interest in the 60-acre site.
IBT Group, who was one of two developers to receive grant funding, will use the funds toward the redevelopment of the historic Quartermaster Depot, a former U.S. Army warehouse built in 1918.
Developers said turning the building into a residential property made the most sense in today’s office landscape, and they expect to welcome the first residents in May.