The Chicago City Council has approved the sale of a 19,000-square-foot, city-owned vacant lot at 1317 E 71st Street to E-Z Tree Recycling, Inc. for $86,000. The property was sold through the city's ChiBlockBuilder program. E-Z Tree Recycling plans to use the land for the outdoor storage of tree mulch materials, expanding its adjacent manufacturing operations. The total estimated project cost is $96,000, and the sale is contingent upon the buyer obtaining all necessary permits and approvals from the Department of Planning and Development.