HUMBOLDT PARK — Two plots of vacant land in Humboldt Park have been transformed into houses, the first set of completed factory-built homes for the neighborhood under a pilot program.
The homes at 822-824 N. Homan Ave. were built by Inherent Homes, a modular home company with a factory in North Lawndale that’s one of the few developers building affordable homes and offering home ownership pathways in the city. The Humboldt Park houses are part of a $12 million Cook County pilot program that’s bringing 12 homes to the neighborhood this year.
The initiative, a partnership between Inherent, the Cook County Bureau of Economic Development and the Cook County Land Bank Authority, will ultimately create 120 homes in Cook County over the next few years. People who earn up to 120 percent of the county’s media income are eligible for the program, according to the program website.
Sarah and Melissa, who didn’t want to share their last names for privacy reasons, are two of the first soon-to-be homeowners for one of the West Humboldt Park homes that’s nearly complete…