"Pritzker's BUILD plan seeks to lower costs by making construction easier and faster statewide. It would override local zoning rules by legalizing duplexes, triplexes, four-flats and accessory dwelling units."
"The state faces a shortage of roughly 270,000 housing units, according to government estimates. That gap has pushed rents and home prices well above what many residents can afford."
"A joint study with the Urban Institute examined five decades of Chicago zoning and found that neighborhoods banning apartments and multi-unit housing saw rising costs, falling affordability and increased racial segregation."
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker's housing reform agenda, known as the BUILD plan, seeks to address the state's housing affordability crisis by simplifying construction processes and overriding local zoning regulations. The plan proposes legalizing multi-unit housing options and eliminating single-family zoning on larger lots. With an estimated shortage of 270,000 housing units, the initiative aligns with national trends for affordable housing. Supporters argue that restrictive zoning has led to rising costs and segregation, as evidenced by a study on Chicago's zoning history.
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