The former Maryville site at the NW corner of Clarendon & Montrose is back on the drawing board. After many months of negotiations with the City's Department of Planning, JDL Development and Harlem Irving have released documents for their new proposal, which will be presented to the 46th Ward Zoning & Development Committee on Nov. 30th. Click  here to view the plans.

This area is a TIF (Tax Incremental Financing) district with the primary purpose of generating the tax revenue necessary to assist with rehabbing the  Clarendon Park Community Center located at 4501 N. Clarendon. Back in 2010 when this TIF was created, $69 Million was estimated as the increment amount needed for a project at this site. The current proposal is $15.8 Million. In this new proposal, no funds are provided to the developer until the project has already generated the tax revenue, placing the financial burden on the developer if the project is not successful. The developer must provide $4.6 Million for the Clarendon Park Community Center within 8 months of the start of the project. Click  here for more basic information about TIFs.

The 46th Ward Zoning & Development Committee previously approved this project to move forward in February 2014, but it was delayed by the Dept. of Planning due to the financing of the project. The total project cost is estimated at over $121 Million. When all is said and done, a development at this site will improve the blight created by the hospital vacancy and assist with the needed funds for the Park District to complete a rehab of the Clarendon Park Community Center.

Please review the information for this  proposal on our website and provide feedback to your zoning representative. If you are not sure which organization represents you, please email my office at  info@james46.org or call 773-878-4646. 

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