CHICAGO | General Developments

[aaron38]

^^^ Wow, the 1909 photo in that article is really sad, what was lost of what was once a really cool dense neighborhood.

[Handro]

Reno permit for this hotel conversion in Fulton issued yesterday:

https://chicago.curbed.com/2017/10/1...-wayman-peoria

Originally Posted by aaron38

^^^ Wow, the 1909 photo in that article is really sad, what was lost of what was once a really cool dense neighborhood.

It's honestly hard for me to look at pictures of Chicago pre-expressway.

[PittsburghPA]

Originally Posted by tjp

and it's condos! imagine if you already put your money down based on the renderings, and THAT'S what you got...

I believe they are charging on avg $1.5MM too. I haven't been a fan of this project since day one but I agree...the finished result is 10x's worse than an already weak rendering.

Good thing it's at least fairly hidden in terms of West Loop projects.

[maru2501]

Originally Posted by Via Chicago

yea every time i look at this thing it throws my mind for a loop

there has been exposed insulation material on the sides of it for a year. Probably needs to be torn out at this point. Maybe they ran out of $$

[LouisVanDerWright]

The best metal panel system I've seen in the city is that new 5 floor building on the South Side of North Ave almost all the way out to humboldt Park. It's got yellow and black and silver. It's actually really catchy and funky looking. Very similar to the other 5 story yellow and black metal panel building on Milwaukee Ave just South of the CVS at Chicago.

[PittsburghPA]

The Milwaukee/Division apartments above the PNC Bank looks sharp too..I believe that's all aluminum panels

[r18tdi]

Originally Posted by PittsburghPA

The Milwaukee/Division apartments above the PNC Bank looks sharp too..I believe that's all aluminum panels

Yeah, it's ok. The paneled building above the Verizon store at Milwaukee/Ashland, however, is a crime.

[AlpacaObsessor]

Looks like Cedar Street Companies recently bought the Bridgeview Bank Building in Uptown. I can't imagine them doing anything with the property anytime soon considering the fact that the current office tenants probably have a few years left on their leases. Plus there's the fact that a lot of the tenants are neighborhood nonprofits according to the article, so I imagine they'd want to avoid negative publicity by converting the place to micro-apartments as soon as they're out.

[ChiShawn]

I noticed this morning that 454 W Barry has been demolished. I can't seem to find any information about it though. Anyone know anything? Another early 1900s mansion bites the dust.

[Kenmore]

uptown's gentrification really picking up steam at this point

[MultiModal]

Originally Posted by ChiShawn

I noticed this morning that 454 W Barry has been demolished. I can't seem to find any information about it though. Anyone know anything? Another early 1900s mansion bites the dust.

https://therealdeal.com/chicago/2019...-as-developer/

[the urban politician]

Originally Posted by MultiModal

https://therealdeal.com/chicago/2019...-as-developer/

^ Nice!

Demo and upgrade the density. Plus it's luxury units, which will gentrify Uptown further. Badly needed. Good for the neighborhood, good for the city

[AlpacaObsessor]

Originally Posted by the urban politician

^ Nice!

Demo and upgrade the density. Plus it's luxury units, which will gentrify Uptown further. Badly needed. Good for the neighborhood, good for the city

The 454 W Barry Project is in Lakeview, so the increase in density is quite marginal unfortunately.

[woodrow]

^^ 454 W. Barry is Lakeview, not Uptown. The house itself was no great shakes, but this looks like a turd.

[ardecila]

Originally Posted by AlpacaObsessor

The 454 W Barry Project is in Lakeview, so the increase in density is quite marginal unfortunately.

Any increase in density is good to offset the deconversions. Plus the new building is pretty handsome and puts parking underground with more landscaped space. The old house had a weird zone in front where you basically had to walk across their driveway.

[the urban politician]

^ My bad guys, didn't even look at a map, was cued by Kenmore's comment

[tjp]

Originally Posted by AlpacaObsessor

Looks like Cedar Street Companies recently bought the Bridgeview Bank Building in Uptown. I can't imagine them doing anything with the property anytime soon considering the fact that the current office tenants probably have a few years left on their leases. Plus there's the fact that a lot of the tenants are neighborhood nonprofits according to the article, so I imagine they'd want to avoid negative publicity by converting the place to micro-apartments as soon as they're out.

They also bought the parking lot next door.

[ChiShawn]

Thanks @MultiModal. I actually think it's nice looking (well, as long as it's real brick).

[the urban politician]

Originally Posted by tjp

They also bought the parking lot next door.

Knowing Cedar St, something will for sure go up there...

[gebs]

NIMBYism takes a dramatic turn:

Ald. Walter Burnett Storms Out Of Meeting With West Loop Residents After Getting Asked About Developer Donations
“I try to respect folks, but I’m not going to stand there and be disrespected because they feel entitled to a view," the alderman told Block Club Chicago.