We just added the 37,499 property sales in Cook County to our database. Our database of property sales stretches from 2016 to the 2021 Q1. (We update our database about two weeks after the end of each quarter.)
The chart above shows the pattern of property transfers in Chicago from 2019 to the most recently ended quarter (2021 Q1). The COVID-19 "shelter in place" order started March 21, 2020, so a full year has completed since that time. The blue column represents all transfers, and the green column represents transfers with a "full consideration" price of $100 or more.
This data is populated/displays on Chicago Cityscape in the following ways:
* Some property transactions are not subject to the real estate transfer tax but are subject to reporting. View all transfers in Cook County in our database.
We updated our Amenities & Social infrastructure database today with nearly 400 additional locations representing our selected categories.
New locations
This update included 193 locations obtained from OpenStreetMap – 90 additional restaurants, 13 non-profit offices, 65 convenience stores, 24 banks, 21 health clinics, 7 supermarkets and more.
Secondly, we added 192 federally-qualified health centers in Cook County. We added this based on a suggestion from a member who needed to know where these were in relation to the properties they acquire for long-term affordable housing.
Thirdly, we updated the Chicago Public Schools locations, removing four schools that CPS closed on July 1, 2020 (Frazier ES, Chicago Virtual ES/HS, Foundations MS/HS, and Hope HS).
While Google Maps has the largest database of places in Chicagoland, only ours can be filtered by area (useful for doing market analysis, creating listing brochures, and assessing the value of a property) and downloaded. Our map will also summarize and count the number of locations in each category.
It can always improve so send your suggestions for new businesses or locations that are closed and need to be removed.
What else is in the overhaul?
As for that overhaul promised in the headline, we made two big changes:
There are nine upcoming and free events to learn about Chicago’s new ADU ordinance.
RSVP for each event to receive the webinar link.
Additionally, the Chicago Department of Housing is hosting three webinars in May and June:
Separately, the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Chicago chapter and AIA Chicago are co-hosting three webinars with Department of Buildings deputy commissioner Grant Ullrich and zoning administrator Patrick Murphey who will also talk about three different topics. Registration closes two days prior to each event.
I think the last event on May 26 will be especially popular, as that is the question that I have received most via the Chicago Cityscape ADU Portal: How does one legalize an existing interior apartment (most often a basement unit)?
I'm going to brag for a second: Tell me about a product that gets better the longer you own it. Aside from liquor.
Our Address Snapshot reports – which is where we gather all the information we know about a specific address or parcel in Illinois – have new data and insights to offer.
These features enhance brokers' knowledge of the properties they're listing, help business owners and business improvement districts get a better handle on where they can locate, and bolster every developer's understanding of where they want to invest.
This list describes everything that we've added to amplify what you get from a Cityscape Pro membership or a one-time Address Snapshot purchase.
Zoning matrix
Look for the "Additional Snapshots" which augment every Address Snapshot report
