DESCRIPTION
Presented by the ISBA Real Estate Law SectionCo-Sponsored by the ISBA Civil Practice and Procedure Section, ISBA Criminal Justice Section, and the ISBA Standing Committee on Racial and Ethnic Minorities and the Law Committee
Live Webcast
Friday, January 13, 2023
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
1.50 hours MCLE credit
Don’t miss this comprehensive look at what the government is doing to rebuild mixed-use real estate projects in our pandemic and post-pandemic world. Real estate attorneys, civil practice lawyers, criminal justice practitioners, and construction law attorneys who attend this online program will better understand:
- How the pandemic negatively impacted the financial stability of businesses and the abandonment of residential units;
- The opportunities that exist in our communities for revival and redevelopment;
- How state and local government entities can encourage revitalization in our struggling communities by offering financial support and other economic incentives;
- How zoning and land restrictions vs. incentives can play a role in attracting new development and redevelopment activities;
- The importance of addressing the wide spectrum of incomes within our communities when considering the affordability of new residential units within these varied neighborhoods;
- How “gentrification” may result in some mixed income and minority communities from development projects that ignore the range of incomes in those areas;
- How the pandemic and quarantines impacted changes in the economic status of communities – and whether new mixed-use residential/commercial projects can have the effect of gentrifying the community or revitalizing the community;
- The types of incentives and funding being offered by the state, counties, cities, and villages that may encourage developers to consider new projects in particular communities;
- How to balance construction projects that would revitalize a community with the uprooting of minorities living and working on those areas where mixed-use projects would be situated; and
- Much more.
Sharon L. Eiseman, Illinois Attorney General’s Office, Chicago
Program Moderator:
Hon. Marian E. Perkins, Circuit Court of Cook County, Chicago
Program Speakers:
Kymn Harp, Robbins DiMonte Ltd., Chicago
Geoff Smith, DePaul University Institute of Housing Studies, Chicago
Julie A. Tappendorf, Ancel Glink, Chicago
Original source can be found here.