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Vlajos · #**45841** Posted **Sep 19, 2019, 4:31 PM**

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Originally Posted by the urban politician

^ Gosh, what a loss

I really miss the strip mall that it replaced

What's happening in this city? All of these huge buildings getting built, so many shadows. It's so unfriendly to families now. Can't park anywhere any more! I'm leaving!

Lol, I see this progress nearly daily from the Brown Line. Such a huge improvement.

Jibba · #**45842** Posted **Sep 19, 2019, 4:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by marothisu

LOL - it's only overbuilt if you're used to a neighborhood where everyone has around a quarter acre back yard or more.

Reminds me of some people in West Loop who think that West Loop is too overbuilt even though there are vacant lots still and underutilized 1 story buildings. Though they probably have more of a point than this group - but that's not saying much.

They may be wanting to avoid the spread of this: https://goo.gl/maps/Tzur1269ncbadzTv6

And they are likely looking at the chunk of blocks to their north as something to emulate, given the property values there; all the blocks within Foster-Clark-Bryn Mawr-Broadway are RS-3, whereas the area in question south of Foster is mainly RT-4.

Zoning is too blunt of a tool to block overgrown condos, but I don't know what else there is to work with given the way that builders build for the market. Maybe they're thinking that the land in that area isn't valuable enough for it to be sufficiently tantalizing to builders to tear down the existing stock and replace with an equivalent or less unit-dense property, so the downzoning staves that off. They're only buying time, though...

harryc · #**45843** Posted **Sep 20, 2019, 12:25 AM**

Sept 10

Sept 18

harryc · #**45844** Posted **Sep 20, 2019, 3:13 AM**

Sept 11

BrinChi · #**45845** Posted **Sep 20, 2019, 7:42 PM**

^ me likey. Is that 100% new or 1 level expansion on the top? A building like that should be on the corner of every major intersection in the city. As a minimum.

RedCorsair87 · #**45846** Posted **Sep 20, 2019, 8:14 PM**

I'm not very familiar with this building. Did they add a new facade or is the ground up construction?

Freefall · #**45847** Posted **Sep 20, 2019, 8:20 PM**

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Originally Posted by RedCorsair87

I'm not very familiar with this building. Did they add a new facade or is the ground up construction?

They gutted an existing (perfectly fine) building. I believe it was a rehab center and is converting to office space

ardecila · #**45848** Posted **Sep 20, 2019, 10:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by RedCorsair87

I'm not very familiar with this building. Did they add a new facade or is the ground up construction?

The original building is 100 years old, but I guess the brick is trashed, because they covered it in stucco decades ago and the current developer was unable to remove it (despite showing brick in the renderings).

The top floor is new - these buildings were built for industrial use and heavy loads, so they often have extra structural capacity if they're just gonna be used for residential or office.

kolchak · #**45849** Posted **Sep 21, 2019, 6:45 PM**

Great update Harry on the Flyover. Looks like they are making solid progress. Its going to have a huge impact when it finally opens.

kolchak · #**45850** Posted **Sep 21, 2019, 9:37 PM**

Morse Avenue meets Morton Grove

SolarWind · #**45851** Posted **Sep 23, 2019, 2:26 AM**

September 18, 2019

New trees

SolarWind · #**45852** Posted **Sep 23, 2019, 2:36 AM**

September 19, 2019

SolarWind · #**45853** Posted **Sep 24, 2019, 3:37 AM**

September 23, 2019

BonoboZill4 · #**45854** Posted **Sep 24, 2019, 3:54 AM**

I wonder how many millions Apple will be willing to spend on cutting down and replacing trees before they just give up on planting there lol

BVictor1 · #**45855** Posted **Sep 25, 2019, 5:35 AM**

If this was posted before, my apologies...

Michael Reese Meeting

In October, our office will host a meeting regarding the Michael Reese Development. We have continued to work with the Michael Reese Advisory Council and the developer, GRIT, on creating a vision for the property that matches the desires and needs of the greater community at large. Much has been said regarding this property in recent weeks, as it was listed as a possible location for a casino in Chicago, which both the alderman and the advisory council oppose. The meeting will take place on October 8, from 6-8 P.M. at the Carruthers Center (700 E. Oakwood Boulevard).

I'm pretty sure this is old, but the alderwoman had it on her newsletter.

the urban politician · #**45856** Posted **Sep 25, 2019, 12:48 PM**

^ Yay, more cute drawings of things that will never come to fruition

RedCorsair87 · #**45857** Posted **Sep 25, 2019, 2:57 PM**

Looks awesome, but we still have The 78 (my preference), The River District, Lincoln Yards, and the south west loop to fill in before this gets built. NOT TO MENTION all of The West Loop.

LouisVanDerWright · #**45858** Posted **Sep 25, 2019, 3:06 PM**

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Originally Posted by RedCorsair87

Looks awesome, but we still have The 78 (my preference), The River District, Lincoln Yards, and the south west loop to fill in before this gets built. NOT TO MENTION all of The West Loop.

HUGE affordable housing crisis here in Chicago. There's just nowhere for anyone who live and certainly not hundreds of acres of brownfield industrial land already zoned for super dense high-rise development...

Jim in Chicago · #**45859** Posted **Sep 25, 2019, 3:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by the urban politician

^ Yay, more cute drawings of things that will never come to fruition

I think the Lakeside building will be a goner long before any of this comes to fruition, so x that out. Also, am I hallucinating or are the I-55 ramps completely missing?

Where will the semi's park?

So many questions.

harryc · #**45860** Posted **Sep 27, 2019, 3:50 AM**

Sept 18

Sept 25