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Evanston council tables 31-story 605 Davis plan for more review after months of debate
Summary
The City Council voted 8-0 to table action on a developer proposal for a 31‑story, 430‑unit mixed‑use building at 605 Davis Street until Oct. 27 after extensive public comment and council concerns about height, traffic and a long-term tax incentive.
A divided City Council agreed late Wednesday to delay a final decision on a proposed 31‑story, mixed‑use development at 605 Davis Street, voting 8-0 to table the project to the Oct. 27 meeting to allow further review and negotiations.
The measure matters because the project would add 430 apartments — including 86 units set aside as affordable — to downtown Evanston and asks the city to approve a long-term tax incentive that several council members said would sharply reduce property tax revenue in the near term.
Council member Nussma said the building “is just too much of a good thing” and that while she supports high-rise development downtown, the 31‑story scale exceeded what she could accept. Public commenters, both for and against, highlighted competing priorities: proponents said the building would bring residents, jobs and tax revenue; opponents cited traffic, wind, design and potential long-term tax loss.
Public comment began during the meeting’s public-comment period and continued well into…
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