Can Affordable Housing Be Energy Efficient? These Developers Say Yes
A $5.5 million affordable housing development in Northfield, Minnesota, challenges the notion that sustainability and affordability are mutually exclusive.
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A $5.5 million affordable housing development in Northfield, Minnesota, challenges the notion that sustainability and affordability are mutually exclusive.
Print The Magnificent Mile has long been one of Chicago's biggest tourists draws, and a hot spot for retail flagships that build brands and win over customers. For the last few years, however, storefronts on the renowned shopping district have been emptying out, and the pandemic has been an accelerant. Late last year, 10.5 percent of the more than 3.3 million square feet of retail space on the Mag Mile was vacant, up from 7.4 percent in 2019 and 6.5 percent in 2018, according to brokerage CBRE. Upcoming exits from Macy's and Gap will push that rate even higher, to at least 16.5 percent. Th...