522 Church
Downtown Residents Association (DRA)
Committed to Maintaining a Neighborhood Community in Downtown Evanston
Optima Towers - 1580 Sherman Avenue
Church Street Station - 1640 Maple
Optima Views - 1720 Maple
Optima Horizons - 800 Elgin
Sherman Plaza - 807 Davis
1572 Maple
Ivy Court - 1889 Maple
Sienna Evanston - 1720 Oak
Current Issues
Upcoming Events
Welcome to the Downtown
Residents Association (DRA) Website!

DRA is an organization of downtown Evanston
residents dedicated to balancing economic
development with residential quality of life.

To that purpose DRA:

  • Advocates for downtown residents on land use,
    environmental, and historic issues
  • Participates in city planning and zoning to maintain and
    preserve a quality residential character in downtown
    Evanston
  • Collaborates with elected city officials to apply zoning,
    traffic, and safety regulations, and suggests alternatives
    to improve quality of life in the downtown community
  • Contributes solutions to civic problems and promotes
    citizen involvement in downtown Evanston matters and
    in the broader Evanston community
  • Serves as a conduit for community information:  civic,
    social, and educational

Read more on DRA's
history.
Galleria Building - 807 Church
Evanston Public Art at Sherman and Davis - Sea of the Ear-Ring by Takashi Soga
ENH Grand Prix of Cycling Race in Downtown Evanston
Conversation in Fountain Square Plaza
Downtown view looking west from Hinman