Humboldt Park Housing Project

2000+ empty CHA homes. take the houses back.

[Humboldt Park Housing Project @housinghp]

hilarious that CHA acts like they need infinite extra help to "target specific" populations at risk of homelessness...as if they're hard to find; as if there aren't 200k on their waitlist; as if they don't have $1b in unrestricted reserves & over 2k vacant housing units to spare

[Humboldt Park Housing Project @housinghp]

hilarious that CHA acts like they need infinite extra help to "target specific" populations at risk of homelessness...as if they're hard to find; as if there aren't 200k on their waitlist; as if they don't have $1b in unrestricted reserves & over 2k vacant housing units to spare

[CHA @theCHAtweets]

In addition to vouchers that are provided through the FYI program, CHA’s support for people experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness includes more than 5,000 project and tenant-based vouchers targeting specific at-risk populations.

[Mick Dumke @mickeyd1971]

Mayor Lightfoot helped billionaire Joe Mansueto get public land so his @ChicagoFire could use it for a practice facility.

But they grew impatient w talks over schools property on the NW Side. So the mayor & her handpicked @theCHAtweets CEO offered W Side land meant for housing.

[Mick Dumke @mickeyd1971]

Even after the Chicago Housing Authority finishes these new apartments, it will have finished fewer than half the units it promised for the ABLA Homes site as part of the Plan for Transformation more two decades ago.

Update from @madisonsavedra:

[Mick Dumke @mickeyd1971]

"The Plan for Transformation has failed," @taylorfor20th said during today's City Council hearing with @theCHAtweets execs. That's shown, she said, by "the thought that you're ok with building a soccer field where housing was supposed to be."

Background: https://t.co/mwhBiKJ7Uw

[Mina Bloom @mina_bloom_]

As bitter cold temperatures hit Chicago around the holidays, tenants of an M. Fishman building in Logan Square were struggling to stay warm indoors.

@BlockClubCHI

https://t.co/Wn6HJtwCMM

[Mina Bloom @mina_bloom_]

Building owner Mark Fishman, the most well-known property investor in Logan Square, recently gave tenants 30 days to vacate the premises.

"It's kicking out the little people who made the neighborhood what it is," one said.

@BlockClubCHI

https://t.co/5VwUN3zZVB

[ChiCEDR @ChiCedr]

@EastLakeTenants leader. We have a right to assemble. Eastlake open the social rooms! Says others allowed to use social room but not residents @STOPChicago @ASEChicago @HUDOIG @HUDMidwest @SecFudge

[Kentucky Tenant Union @LouTenantsUnion]

Rowan Tenants celebrate win, commit to keep fighting for fair leases!!!

The day after their rally last week, Beacon Properties maintenance began fixing every outstanding maintenance issue, some of which are several years old. @tyates523

[Mick Dumke @mickeyd1971]

After @chicagosmayor has pushed a plan to turn over public housing land to @ChicagoFire with little transparency, the team's billionaire owner, Joe Mansueto, donated $25k to the mayor's reelection campaign.

Background here: https://t.co/udPPoBmFM6

h/t @ShiaKapos

[ChiCEDR @ChiCedr]

City Announces Sale Of Over 2,000 Lots Across South And West Sides - https://t.co/OoGcie4p91

[On The Block @OnTheBlockChi]

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has pushed a plan to turn valuable public housing land over to a soccer team owned by a billionaire.

For the full episode, click the link in our bio!

📝@mickeyd1971 @propublica @BlockClubCHI
@BpopeTV

#housing #Mayor #budget #billions #Lightfoot

[Eastlake Tenants Union @EastlakeTenants]

Just put in addresses from several different East Lake buildings none of them are eligible…. buildings ranging from north , west , south , to southeast and none were “eligible” . What type of program is this ?!?

[ChiHousingInitiative @chi_housing]

In under no circumstance should someone be waiting over 25 years for housing -- especially when they used all the routes they were supposed to. If within the system itself, you are waiting 25+ years for housing, that speaks to how poorly the system is functioning. (THREAD)

[Joe Mahr @joemahr]

Great deep dive by ⁦@mickeyd1971⁩ on city keeping secrets about big land deal. Key secret: A taxpayer-funded appraisal on how much land worth. That would help show if taxpayers getting $ worth or if sweetheart deal. https://t.co/87wq3Lw2jZ

[Mick Dumke @mickeyd1971]

.@chicagosmayor & her allies say a deal to lease public housing land to @ChicagoFire will generate much-needed $.

But when I FOIAed a copy of the lease, @theCHAtweets told me “There is no responsive record, in draft form or otherwise.”

https://t.co/udPPoBmFM6

[ChiCEDR @ChiCedr]

@EastLakeTenants Whatever they pay that polite receptionist is not enough for what she must go through being on the front lines of their mess.

[Humboldt Park Housing Project @housinghp]

Hipolito “Paul” Roldan , the Hispanic Housing Development Corporation 's president and chief executive .

[Chris White @OrganizerCmw]

@EastLakeTenants @ASEChicago
@ChiCedr
Clouted owner of overheated senior building where 3 residents died in May fined $1,500 https://t.co/N3RxJI5KW6

[Mick Dumke @mickeyd1971]

It's not just supply & demand driving rents higher.

An algorithm is helping big landlords figure out how much they can charge to maximize profits, whether their units remain empty or not.

via @hvogell, @HaruCoryne, & @RyanLittleE:

https://t.co/MN3SGhsFiT

[La Mami of Housing @ShowtimeShanna]

@theCHAtweets @HUDgov @HUDMidwest Do you know hispanic housing property managers are violating Tenants and organizers like my self 1st Amendment rights ? Do you know they are harassing and intimidating SENIORS?