Chicago Offers Tax Incentives for Office-to-Residential Conversions
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What happened
Chicago is offering financial reimbursement to help developers convert unused office space into residential units downtown. The incentive is available for projects in the Financial District, South of Market area, and Civic Center neighborhood. The city noted it has approximately 30 million square feet of vacant office space to address.
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Why it matters
The program is designed to alleviate the financial risk associated with office conversions, following similar programs in New York and Washington. City officials hope the tax incentive will fuel conversions of vacant commercial space into housing.
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Who's involved
- ChicagoThe city offering financial reimbursement to encourage conversions of vacant office space.
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Chicago
city and county seat of Cook County, and largest city in State of Illinois, United States of America