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Sale of City-owned property at 629 N Parkside Ave to GSJ Family Life Center under ChiBlockBuilder platform for construction of fenced community garden
Chicago plans to sell a vacant parcel at 629 N. Parkside Avenue to GSJ Family Life Center for $2,028, 10% of its market value assessed by CBRE Group, Inc. The non-profit will develop a community garden. Despite advertising the sale on ChiBlockBuilder Website, no alternative proposals were received. The city will execute a quitclaim deed to the Grantee or a Grantee Entity, part of its strategy to return such lands to productive use.