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- 2000 census Chicago – Records first population increase in Chicago in half a century
- 2000 – North Town Village proposal wins Chicago Sun-Times Mixed-Income Housing Award, YMCA 2000 Business Leadership Award, and the 2004 For-Profit Real Estate Project from the Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards
- August 30, 2000 – Second consent decree signed
- Spring 2001 – First tenants move in
- October 2001 – City issues RFP for the redevelopment of Cabrini Extension North
- Fall 2002 – Village showcased nationally
- Fall 2002 – Developer of north town village chosen to revitalize a huge section of Cabrini Green
- 2003 – Work Commences
The site of the new, mixed income development
at North Town Village, located next to Cabrini Green.
Two completed buildings at North Town Village.
With the construction of North Town Village came many mixed emotions from residents. Here is an article from Northwestern University that speaks about the different reactions to North Town Village: http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=72217
Rhetorical Analysis, 1998-Present: From the late 1990s to now, the intentions of the building are very evident in Holsten’s written response to the RFP for North Town Village. The public intentions of Holsten’s project was to find a common ground and to work with all of Cabrini Green residents those goals were driven by other socially and racially, proposed use and concept and Development team qualification. These goals in practice were solely for building but in those plans were also steeped in the idea of segregation of classes. As seen in the building while it projects uniformity underneath this there is a class split. The effect is as planned with 100 town houses being sold at about half a million each. North town Village looks to attract wealthier upper class, there is still a conflict between those public income residents and full paying residents. This is clearly driven by the intention and effect of the rhetoric of Holsten and his proposals.
Present Day: To this day talks about how to deal with public housing continue. To learn more about what has happened with Cabrini Green and what reporters believe we should do with the public housing situation click here and for words from Cabrini Green residents click here.
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