As Chicago Cityscape turns five years old this month, I wanted to quickly gather the amount of progress made in just one year. I collated all of the new features and datasets that’ve been added to Chicago Cityscape since last April and came up with this pretty long list.
This is the newest feature: Check if a Chicago property is in a home rental prohibition area — look up an address and then look at the Zoning Dashboard to see if that house is in a precinct that bans short term/vacation home rental, like Airbnb and VRBO.
- Property transactions (full consideration, property description, buyer and seller names) in Cook County
- Opportunity Zones
- 2017 property tax data and 2018 property assessment data
- City of Chicago-owned land map
- Cook County Land Bank Authority-owned land
- Zoning maps for suburban areas: Naperville, Aurora, Evanston, Oak Park, and more
- Basement flooding reports in Chicago: People can report to 311 that water is flooding into their basement, which can indicate problems with the sewer or alley. (Look up an address and scroll down.)
- Submarket narratives: These briefly describe the housing market in a place you may not be familiar with
- “Interesting developments” map: See what below-the-radar projects are being proposed or built, every time you load the homepage
- Green View Index: Compare tree canopy coverage block to block. (Look up an address and scroll down.)
- Energy benchmarking data: Compare how much gas and electricity the building you work in is using compared to the building across the street
- 80 Acres maps: These historical maps can help you see what went on inside certain buildings, that may not exist anymore. (Look up an address and scroll down.)
- Mobility Score: This is one of many ways that someone can gauge transportation access at an address and compare it to others — great for new homebuyers. (Look up an address and scroll down.)
- Financial Incentives: Check for up to 19 of them on any property in Chicago, Cook County, and Illinois
- Renderings Gallery to see what’s being proposed or built in Chicago
- Amenities & Social Infrastructure: Another feature that’s great for homebuyers to see what amenities are near an address.
- Transit Oriented Development status: This currently works for Chicago and Evanston, and will include Oak Park soon. (Look up an address and scroll down.)
- Property Finder: These themed maps are designed for small developers and brokers to locate property that’s ideal for value-add additions, among other focus areas.
- Site Locator: A special zoning map to find locations in Chicago that already zoned for a particular business
Talk about adding incredible value to your membership!
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