City of Chicago officials attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the Casa Yucatán affordable housing complex which will bring 98 affordable homes to the Pilsen community. Mayor Brandon Johnson joined Alderman Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25th), Department of Housing (DOH) Commissioner Lisette Castañeda, and the Resurrection Project to celebrate this critical milestone in the City’s work to expand housing access while ensuring longtime residents can stay in their communities.  Casa Yucatán will provide affordable rental homes for households earning 30 percent to 70 percent of the Area Median Income (AMI), with rents ranging from $551 to $1,768 a month. The project received $15.8 million in financing and capital support from the Department of Housing (DOH). The funds were made available by Mayor Johnson’s $1.25B Housing and Economic Development (HED) Bond. Casa Yucatán was the first of many affordable housing projects which closed and moved ahead thanks to HED support. Located at 2134-2136 S. Ashland Ave, Casa Yucatán will be an elevator serviced eight-story mixed-income, mixed-use development. Led by The Resurrection Project, the development will transform a long-vacant lot into a community center.

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