The Latest Breaking News from La Salle Street

City backs 3 subsidized housing plans for La Salle Street corridor

The proposals deemed eligible for city subsidies together call for more than 1,000 housing units, a third of them affordable, and more than $550 million in investment to address downtown vacancies.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 28, 2023

Developers make pitches for La Salle Street subsidies

Six competing teams that want to add housing to important buildings want $388 million in tax increment financing but not all will get help.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 3, 2023

City planning agency focuses on 6 La Salle Street renewal projects

The plans under review respond to Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s push to add housing, including affordable units, to what has been an office ‘monoculture.’

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 22, 2023

Renewing LaSalle Street a matter of keeping up with the neighbors

City officials are offering landlords money if they come up with new ideas for buildings that have lost their allure amid downtown’s expansion.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 3, 2022

City solicits proposals for La Salle Street renewal

The Lightfoot administration is offering tax incentives to developers who want to change the “monoculture” of office buildings by converting some to residential use.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 26, 2022

Thompson Center revamp could boost La Salle Street corridor

A developer is plotting his strategy for the state-owned building as others consider how its reuse can benefit the nearby stretch of downtown.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 14, 2022