August 29, 2007 Saving Neighborhood Character and Greystone HomesCHICAGO — Maintaining neighborhood character begins with preserving existing buildings and residences. Costs associated with preserving and restoring older homes may discourage both current and potential owners from undertaking such work. Learn how Chicago is working with residents to save and restore historic greystone homes. The next American Planning Association's Tuesdays at APA forum will explore the Historic Chicago Greystone Initiative on September 18, 2007. The discussion begins at 5 p.m. at APA's 122 S. Michigan Ave. conference center. The event is free and open to the public. Charles Leeks, Neighborhood Director for the Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago's North Lawndale office, will discuss how the greystone initiative assists homeowners with financial and technical resources to preserve, restore and modernize historic greystone residences. Leeks will discuss program features including cultural heritage programming, historic preservation resources, green building methods and affordable financing for greystone purchase or rehabilitation. Greystones, the limestone-clad homes typically built between 1895 and 1920, are common in the North Lawndale, East Garfield and West Garfield neighborhoods. Nearly 2,000 greystones can be found in the North Lawndale neighborhood. Tuesdays at APATuesdays at APA is a monthly after-work lecture and discussion series. Each month, practicing planners and researchers discuss the latest ideas, concepts and research in the planning field. For more information and upcoming events, visit www.planning.org/tuesdaysatapa. The next Tuesdays at APA event will be October 9, 2007, focusing on tax increment financing in the Chicago region. ContactsRoberta Rewers, APA Public Affairs, 312-786-6395; rrewers@planning.org | ||
