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Pilsen alderman wants proposed historic district scrapped
SHAREPilsen’s first-term alderman wants to scrap a proposed historic landmark district that would cover hundreds of buildings in the neighborhood, claiming it would hurt efforts to stave off high-end development and the displacement of working-class residents.Instead, Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25th) wants to create a “demolition free district” that covers the same area as the proposed historic landmark district plus the site of St. Adalbert’s Church, 1650 W. 17th St.The ordinance introduced Tuesday would prohibit the city from issuing permits to developers for demolitions, major projects and...…SHAREPilsen’s first-term alderman wants to scrap a proposed historic landmark district that would cover hundreds of buildings in the neighborhood, claiming it would hurt efforts to stave off high-end development and the displacement of working-class residents.Instead, Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25th) wants to create a “demolition free district” that covers the same area as the proposed historic landmark district plus the site of St. Adalbert’s Church, 1650 W. 17th St.The ordinance introduced Tuesday would prohibit the city from issuing permits to developers for demolitions, major projects and...WW…
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