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. […]
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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