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Agreement between city, developer calls for construction of senior housing to begin this fall on former Die Cast factory site

February 7, 2024

Work on a senior housing development at the former Die Cast factory site in Woodstock would begin by September under a redevelopment agreement approved Tuesday by the City Council. The agreement with Chicago Hubs Realty calls for a five-story, 70-unit, affordable housing building for people 55 and older to begin by September, and a four-story, […]

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Die Cast development developing: County provides pandemic relief funds for Woodstock housing plan

April 18, 2023

Senior housing in Woodstock at the former Die Cast factory site in Woodstock would get a boost from an Advance McHenry County grant of $1.9 million. Plans for development of that 10-acre site could be coming “soon.” The grant was part of more than $3.7 million in pandemic-relief funds that were approved recently by the […]

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‘Affordable’ senior housing part of development plan for Die Cast site

March 7, 2023

By Eileen Millard news@the woodstockindependent.com  Although new housing starts are currently slow in Woodstock, the city’s 2019 Downtown Development Plan has a goal to double the number of housing units within a quarter mile of the train depot to 1,000 by 2030. The plan envisions high-rise, transit-oriented housing within walking distance of the Metra station. […]

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Year in (P)review: Unfinished business from 2022 sets ambitious agenda for new year

December 29, 2022

What does the new year promise for Woodstock? Lots, it seems. Based on what happened – and didn’t happen – in 2022, several things could come our way in 2023. Some projects are due, and some (dating back four and even five years) are overdue. But all promise to be important to the community when […]

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Die Cast developer gets site control to produce plan in six month

December 27, 2022

Woodstock has an “exclusive developer” for the former Die Cast factory site, but the plan of Chicago Hubs Realty is still early in development. The City Council last week formalized its earlier discussion to have WellQuest/CHR develop the city-owned 10-acre site for a mix of uses. The plan calls for about 375 apartments and senior […]

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