Housing Opportunity Development Corporation

The McHenry Township Fire Protection District recently took advantage of a valuable training opportunity for its firefighters and EMTs at 4105 West Crystal Lake Avenue and 812 North Mill Street, the future site of Taylor Place Apartments. Several buildings on the site are set for demolition before Henry Bros. Co. begins construction on the new 73,370-square-foot development. The firefighters worked on ventilation, search, rescue, hose advancement skills, and more. Taylor Place Apartments will feature 46 three-story apartments, four two-story townhomes, free-standing garages, and additional amenities. An existing historic structure on the site will be renovated and repurposed into a resident community center, fitness center, business center, and leasing office. The project, designated as workforce housing, is being developed by Northpointe Development II Corporation and Housing Opportunity Development Corporation (HODC), with Knothe & Bruce Architects, LLC & as the project architect. #henrybros #northpointedev #hodc #knothe

After a year of researching the complex issues surrounding housing for McHenry County's workforce, members of the Workforce Housing Workgroup delivered their report to Chairman Michael Buehler and the County Board at the July Committee of the Whole. To view the Workforce Housing Year 1 Report, visit: https://lnkd.in/dVSVSevE. This report was made possible by the following individuals and organizations that gave presentations at Workforce Housing Workgroup meetings, illuminating different challenges to workforce housing: Kristin Faust of the Illinois Housing Development Authority Kim Ulbrich of the MCHENRY COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY Eric Setter of the Region 1 Planning Council Dr. Richard Koenig, PhD, FAICP of the Housing Opportunity Development Corporation Mark Kownick, Village of Cary, Illinois Kathryn Cowlin, City of Crystal Lake Kevin Burns, City of Geneva, Illinois Lou Leone, ICMA-CM, City of Harvard, Illinois Donovan Day, City of Harvard, Illinois Cody Sheriff, City of McHenry Roscoe Stelford, City of Woodstock, Illinois Garrett Anderson, CEcD, City of Woodstock, Illinois Danielle Gulli, City of Woodstock, Illinois Thank you for your expertise and unique perspectives on workforce housing. McHenry County is also grateful to Workforce Housing Workgroup members who dedicated a year of their lives to better understanding workforce housing issues in McHenry County. These members are: Louisett Ness M.Med ORSCC, McHenry County Board Member and Co-Chair Pamela Althoff, McHenry County Board Member and Co-Chair Chalen Daigle, McHenry County Council of Governments Ed Dvorak, McHenry County Economic Development Corporation Neeley Erickson, Illinois REALTORS® Jim Haisler, HEARTLAND REALTOR ORGANIZATION Scott Hartman, McHenry County Administration Scott Hennings, AICP, McHenry County Division of Transportation Brandon Kyker, McHenry County Community Development Jim McConoughey, McHenry County Economic Development Corporation Hans Mach, McHenry County Community Development Jeffery Poynter, PHR, SHRM-CP, CWDP, McHenry County Workforce Network Jake Rohn, McHenry County Workforce Network Board Alicia Schueller, McHenry County Administration James Sitko, McHenry County Economic Development Corporation Faith Taylor, McHenry County Community Development

Exciting news! Shelter, Inc. has been selected as a recipient of a grant from Cook County Health. Funds will allow us to expand our clinical program into underserved communities in the north and northwest suburbs of Chicago, and provide mental healthcare services through local schools to youth who have experienced trauma or are in crisis. Thank you to Cook County Health and Cook County Government for supporting work to improve mental health in Cook County. We are #StrongerTogether. #MentalHealthMatters