May 8, 2024
GROWING COMMUNITY MEDIA
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AT HOME ON THE GREATER WEST SIDE A GCM GUIDE TO HOMEOWNERSHIP
FRANCIA GARCIA HERNANDEZ
Two Inherent homes on the 600 block of North Ridgeway Avenue are available for first-time buyers under the city’s Building Better Neighborhood and Affordable Homes program.
In West Humboldt Park, vacant lots are turned into affordable homes
The Better Neighborhoods and Affordable Homes program offers qualified buyers up to $100K in down payment assistance By DELANEY NELSON and FRANCIA GARCIA HERNANDEZ
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Contributing Reporters
wo brand-new modern single-family homes sit across the street from a West Humboldt Park elementary school and health center at the intersection of North Ridgeway Avenue and West Huron Street. They boast new windows, a beautiful facade, new fences and landscaping, a sign of the high-quality modern finishes and amenities found inside.
See VACANT LOTS on page B2
FRANCIA GARCIA HERNANDEZ
(Above) Inherent L3C CEO Tim Swanson (middle) poses with Heather Hayes, director of construction operations and Sonia Del Real, vice president of sales and economic development on April 30, 2024. (Left) The kitchen at one of the West Humboldt Park homes.