Block Club Chicago Article on Housing in Pilsen
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Neighbors watch from their windows during the 46th annual Via Crucis on Good Friday on Pilsen’s 18th Street, Apr. 7, 2023.
Pilsen Is Changing. Can A ‘Mom-And-Pop’ Landlord Make A Difference?
A recent Block Club Chicago article features data from IRRPP's report on demographic changes in Chicagoland and quotes IRRPP Senior Associate Director Iván Arenas discussing the importance of mom-and-pop landlords for gentrifying communities like Pilsen. As the article notes, the relationships of small landlords with their tenants create a stabilizing force in a rapidly changing neighborhood and help to maintain long-term residents in the community despite rapidly increasing rents.