Developers who tear down single-family homes or multi-unit buildings in Pilsen and in neighborhoods along the wildly-popular 606 trail will be penalized for at least two more years, under an extension advanced Monday after rave reviews for the pilot.
Nearly a year ago, the City Council approved Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s one-year pilot plan to impose a $15,000 surcharge for demolishing a “detached house, townhouse or two-flat” and a $5,000-per-unit fee for tearing down multi-unit residential buildings.”
