Reposted by Will LouxNWNA Chicago @nwnachicago.org · 08/09/2026This week, we put out two benches at bus stops in the neighborhood. A place to sit should be the bare minimum for a bus stop, and yet it often costs the city thousands of dollars and months of paperwork to put in a bench. 161 0
Reposted by Will LouxNWNA Chicago @nwnachicago.org · 20/08/2026🚨 HOUSING ALERT in the 26th Ward tonight to discuss a 38-unit development at 3208-3216 W Armitage Ave When: Today, August 20th, 6pm-7:30pm Where: Mozart Park Fieldhouse, 2036 N Avers Ave 065 0
Reposted by Will LouxAbundant Housing Illinois @abundanthousingil.bsky.social · 15/08/202626th Ward Ald. @jessiefuentes.bsky.social will be hosting a meeting about a 38-unit proposal to replace the vacant lot and single-story retail at 3208-16 West Armitage. Thursday 8/20 at 6pm Mozart Park Fieldhouse 1195 0
Reposted by Will LouxAbundant Housing Illinois @abundanthousingil.bsky.social · 15/07/2026The alderman is collecting feedback on these 40 proposed homes here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...docs.google.comDiversey / MozartThis is a feedback form for the 1st Ward First Look for July 13, 2026, to discuss a proposed rezoning of an existing vacant lot to permit a five-story, 40 unit transit served location development. F... 0185 0
Reposted by Will LouxSteven @stevevance.net · 25/05/2026BUILD plan fact of the day: lower income households benefit from new, market rate housing, even if they don’t live in that housing. New middle housing of the types that the plan would unban lowers housing costs for people who don’t live in that housing. 📑 pencillingout.substack.com/p/can-new-st... 22810 0
Reposted by Will LouxAbundant Housing Illinois @abundanthousingil.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Here's a closer look at the brief list of examples of Illinois municipalities blocking proposals for new homes since 2020 that Ben Wolfenstein provided with his testimony. 24511 0
Reposted by Will LouxAbundant Housing Illinois @abundanthousingil.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Want to see a parking lot next to the 606 transformed into 31 homes? Fill out the 26th Ward zoning feedback form to make your voice heard. 🏘️ docs.google.com/forms/d/1vSO...docs.google.com26th Ward Zoning Feedback FormYou are invited to use this form to provide feedback on an active zoning change request in the 26th Ward: Developer proposed development located at 3265 W Armitage, at the old St. Augustine parking lo... 1144 0
Will Loux @wcloux3.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Kind of wild seeing Chicago be a leading indicator for a housing market strength. This is probably coming soon everywhere. 040 0
Reposted by Will LouxKevin Erdmann @kevinerdmann.bsky.social · 05/03/2026The trend shift in adults per family household is so insane. its even more insane that every important policymaker and economist thought we were slowly soaking up a glut of homes even into the 2010s. And it’s even more insane that there are still supply-crisis skeptics today. 1538096 0
Will Loux @wcloux3.bsky.social · 06/02/2026I would guess that most teachers have no idea how powerful they are on Wall Street. State teacher pension funds are among the largest institutional investors in the world. Asset management firms will bend over backwards to keep them happy. Use that power! 14917 0
Reposted by Will LouxParker Ross @econparker.bsky.social · 09/01/2026Secondary mortgage spreads are down a massive 20bps+ on the week, with most of that move happening this morning. What's happening? The mortgage market is undergoing a structural repricing following the directive for Fannie & Freddie to deploy $200B into MBS. Let's dig in a bit in the 🧵 #EconSky 2269 0
Reposted by Will LouxJoseph Miscimarra 🇺🇸 @jmisci.bsky.social · 10/12/2025IMPORTANT DETAIL HERE: garbage fees are essentially a wealth transfer from apartment residents to homeowners! If you live in an apartment building with 5+ units, you have to pay full price for a private service, and you ALSO SUBSIDIZE 82% OF THE COST of garbage pickup for SFHs + 2-4 unit buildings! 2295 0
Reposted by Will LouxCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 06/11/2025Page One. @chicago.suntimes.com #ICE @newsjennifer.bsky.social 14483169 0
Reposted by Will LouxNWNA Chicago @nwnachicago.org · 05/11/2025Housing moving forward! 💪 “Overwhelming positive feedback” 👀 (We posted about this back in September) 131 0
Reposted by Will LouxAbundant Housing Illinois @abundanthousingil.bsky.social · 30/10/2025It’s witness slip time! 🚨 Transit funding bill SB2111 has been assigned to committee and we need folks to file witness slips as PROPONENT immediately! The attached graphic provides guidance for submitting a slip. mbl.ms/mKgZnW7m-BQ 03329 0
Reposted by Will LouxLeni Manaa-Hoppenworth @leniann.bsky.social · 16/10/2025thank you to so many who engaged in this community driven process! Our transit rich wards are some of the most diverse in Chi across race, class, LGBTQ+; Broadway land use means more opportunities for small biz & affordable housing opportunities near the red line. Now, let’s build better together! 3768 0
Reposted by Will LouxLeni Manaa-Hoppenworth @leniann.bsky.social · 18/09/2025Rezoning: just one tool to make communities more affordable, vibrant & safe. We need investments throughout the entire landscape: $$ CTA, protecting SROs & NOAH, ADU reform, a culture for multimodal city living with accessible social supports to live with dignity blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/18/b...blockclubchicago.orgBroadway Rezoning Fight Intensifies In Edgewater, With Some Neighbors Taking Out BillboardsAfter a group of neighbors hired an attorney to fight the city's plan to allow taller, denser buildings, others launched a digital campaign in support of the rezoning — and they hope to see it move fo... 3315 0
Reposted by Will LouxLeigh Giangreco @leighgiangreco.bsky.social · 26/08/2025My latest for @bloomberg.com Citylab: Parking reform might be the rare issue that Chicagoans can agree on www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comTo Boost Housing, Chicago Kills Parking MinimumsAs part of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s efforts to eliminate zoning rules that block new home construction, the city joins a national parking policy reform movement. 38217 0
Reposted by Will LouxNed Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 27/06/2025At the risk of getting yelled at, this is part of why I keep saying blue state NIMBYism is a travesty for democracy. When we make it so that low-income immigrants, LGBTQ people and pregnant people can't afford to live where they want, think about what they end up being subject to. 162071490 0
Reposted by Will LouxAbundant Housing Illinois @abundanthousingil.bsky.social · 19/06/2025Tell the 1st Ward that you support *at least* 50 new homes (and fewer parking spots) on the vacant lot located at 2240 N. Milwaukee! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...docs.google.com2240 North MilwaukeeThis is a feedback form for a new redevelopment proposal of a longstanding vacant lot at 2240 North Milwaukee. The lot previously had a Type 1 zoning map amendment to establish a 40-unit building, whi... 1132 0
Reposted by Will LouxJoseph Miscimarra 🇺🇸 @jmisci.bsky.social · 22/05/2025Just walked out of this 2.5 hour meeting with two of my offline roommates, and they’ve totally been radicalized by the NONSENSE that happened during public comment. Requiring neighborhood approval for housing is a nightmare. We shouldn’t expect normal people to spend their evenings this way. 3182 0
Reposted by Will LouxAbundant Housing Illinois @abundanthousingil.bsky.social · 08/05/2025We need your help to get two abundant housing bills over the finish line! Send an email to your State Representative today. 🏘️ actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...actionnetwork.orgTell ILGA to Act on ADUs & Missing Middle Housing!Bills legalizing accessory dwelling units (HB 1813) and missing middle housing (HB 1814) have been introduced at the Illinois General Assembly! ADUs, also known as coach houses or backyard cottages, ... 0138 0
Reposted by Will LouxSteven @stevevance.net · 12/04/2025This coach house was built in 2023 by the couple who own the property to have a place for their mother in law to live in and help take care of their newborn child. The “granny flat” is real. 1298 0
Reposted by Will LouxErnie Tedeschi @ernietedeschi.bsky.social · 10/04/2025Given clarifications from the Administration about the China tariffs, @budgetlab.bsky.social has updated its estimates to reflect a 145% maximum China rate from 2025 policy versus the 125% we assumed before. The report link is the same. Some key takeaways... 1/7 47626 0
Reposted by Will LouxJoe Weisenthal @weisenthal.bsky.social · 03/04/20258 THOUGHT ON ONE OF THE CRAZIEST DAYS EVER From the newsletter. Subscribe here. www.bloomberg.com/account/news... 31655169 0
Reposted by Will LouxAbundant Housing Illinois @abundanthousingil.bsky.social · 21/03/2025This afternoon, the IL House’s Housing Committee moved forward bills that would legalize ADUs statewide and missing middle housing statewide! 🏘️ 🥳 Abundant Housing IL endorsed both of these bills, and our members sent over 1,500 letters of support to Chair Jimenez and Speaker Welch #HB1813 #HB1814 24611 0
Reposted by Will LouxAbundant Housing Illinois @abundanthousingil.bsky.social · 20/03/2025🚨 HOUSING ALERT 🚨 Today, the IL House's Housing Committee didn't give our ADU and Missing Middle bills a hearing 😱 If they aren't given a hearing before Friday, these bills could be dead for the year 😨 Tell Chair Jimenez and Speaker Welch to advance these bills! actionnetwork.org/letters/we-n...actionnetwork.orgWe need housing now!In a bizarre turn of events, the Illinois House's Housing Committee didn't give any of the housing legalization bills a hearing. The Chair of the Housing committee failed to put four bills addressing ... 34117 0
Will Loux @wcloux3.bsky.social · 16/03/2025Here’s a frustrating one a 5 min walk from the L in Logan Square. A developer bought two empty lots and wanted to build a 6 unit building but Waguespack downzoned to RS-3. The result? Two $1.9 million SFHs. blockclubchicago.org/2024/01/02/f... 1121 0
Reposted by Will LouxSteven @stevevance.net · 08/03/2025if just about every one-story Walgreens store in Chicago was redeveloped as housing, the zoning map is set up to allow thousands of new homes find my estimated quantity in this quick & dirty analysis: www.stevencanplan.com/2025/03/rede...stevencanplan.comRedevelopment potential of the Walgreens stores in ChicagoThere are 110 Walgreens in Chicago that are mapped in OpenStreetMap. If a bunch of Walgreens stores are going to close after the company’s acquisition by a private equity firm what would the … 10829 0
Reposted by Will LouxLeni Manaa-Hoppenworth @leniann.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Thank you @abundanthousingil.bsky.social for bringing us together. Your volunteers rock! 🎸 1132 0
Will Loux @wcloux3.bsky.social · 24/02/2025Going to a plan commission meeting to support new housing last week felt way better than I expected it to feel. The other added benefit of getting involved locally is making new friends that share your passions! 160 0
Reposted by Will LouxMichael McLean @michaelmclean.me · 20/02/2025Will Loux just gave a public comment outling how the community input process for development is unfair, because people like him who want to be a good dad and spend time with his family don't have time to go to the 10+ meetings to approve one development Get the alders out of their bubbles! 4374 0
Reposted by Will LouxSteven @stevevance.net · 13/02/2025one thing that @abundanthousingil.bsky.social members do to support the need for more housing in Chicago and across the state is write letters to the editor, like what @danielcomeaux.bsky.social did today. chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-t... 1234 0
Reposted by Will LouxBen Carlson @bencarlson007.bsky.social · 02/02/2025Wall Street on tariff policy: 12518105 0
Reposted by Will LouxZak Yudhishthu @zyudhishthu.bsky.social · 21/01/2025This post gives excellent context on the history and financial challenges of the two-flat in Chicago, and I think pairs well with my discussions of deconversions and neighborhood dynamics. You should give it a read, but I'll highlight a few takeaways here charliecohen.substack.com/p/the-death-...charliecohen.substack.comThe Death of the Chicago Two FlatAre changing demographics, economics and housing needs killing our beloved multi-family workhorses? 1328 0
Will Loux @wcloux3.bsky.social · 15/01/2025A great follow up on his Logan Square piece on different points along the gentrification curve. My anecdotal experience of living in Logan Square confirms that we are at the early stages of huge demand from families in Logan Square. My street has added several children over the last year. 191 0
Will Loux @wcloux3.bsky.social · 02/01/2025These two new construction SFHs in Logan Square just sold for $1.9 million without being officially listed. More proof that demand remains very strong in Logan Square despite much higher rates. 160 0
Reposted by Will LouxJay Parsons @jayparsons.bsky.social · 19/11/2024 Multifamily starts for October 2024 came in lower than any October in 12 years. Year-to-date, completions are outpacing starts by 218,500 units -- a massive deficit pointing to significantly reduced apartment supply by 2026. 0185 0
Will Loux @wcloux3.bsky.social · 17/11/2024A YIMBY win in Logan Square: Project Logan near Fullerton and Sacramento appears to be nearly complete. 56 two bed units (11 affordable) replace a vacant building used by graffiti artists. One coolest aspects of this project is the developer setting up space for graffiti artists. 1100 0
![screenshot of Daniel Comeaux's letter to the editor explaining that limiting housing production, which is something that 2nd Ward Ald. Hopkins did to the Fern Hill proposal called Old Town Canvas. [the full text is at the link]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:s3dlzbkosetuepegdgtf3ez2/bafkreiazlsxcd6rktvd5bpzmhkmyscecek45ydxiciruyhgcmvrip2ajsu)
