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the urban politician · #**36441** Posted **Feb 24, 2017, 7:51 PM**

Probably would help a tiny bit. What would really help would be to stop requiring new water service with every rehab (expensive), and the excessive fire rating is a bit much too. Also, I don't know why they still insist on copper for plumbing when plenty of municipalities are already using PVC

aaron38 · #**36442** Posted **Feb 24, 2017, 8:20 PM**

Copper for drains? PVC is fine for drains, but I've never seen PVC for high pressure lines.

johneboy96 · #**36443** Posted **Feb 24, 2017, 9:42 PM**

Here are a few photos of recent construction projects at Northwestern:

http://imgur.com/a/4YJhn

-Kellogg new facility
-Stanley G Mudd Library
-New football athletic facilities

harryc · #**36444** Posted **Feb 24, 2017, 9:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by johneboy96

Here are a few photos of recent construction projects at Northwestern:

http://imgur.com/a/4YJhn

-Kellogg new facility
-Stanley G Mudd Library
-New football athletic facilities

Nice - ty

PKDickman · #**36445** Posted **Feb 24, 2017, 10:15 PM**

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Originally Posted by aaron38

Copper for drains? PVC is fine for drains, but I've never seen PVC for high pressure lines.

PVC drains (above ground) are only allowed in residential buildings of three stories or less. Commercial, mixed use and anything over three floors still has to use metal drains.

I think it's a fire separation thing. Plastic pipe will melt and leave a hole in the raceway at a temperature will below the that of the fire.

the urban politician · #**36446** Posted **Feb 24, 2017, 10:42 PM**

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Originally Posted by johneboy96

Here are a few photos of recent construction projects at Northwestern:

http://imgur.com/a/4YJhn

-Kellogg new facility
-Stanley G Mudd Library
-New football athletic facilities

Wow. The business school just looks epic

KWILLSKYLINE · #**36447** Posted **Feb 24, 2017, 11:31 PM**

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Originally Posted by the urban politician

Wow. The business school just looks epic

Very impressive. Glad they are getting some more modern architecture along the shorline.

Randomguy34 · #**36448** Posted **Feb 25, 2017, 5:25 PM**

The Ace on Ashland (1023 N. Ashland) got its permits yesterday to build 33 condos, with 25 car spots. Surprising to see a condo:car ratio that's less than 1 outside of downtown.

ithakas · #**36449** Posted **Feb 25, 2017, 6:02 PM**

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Originally Posted by Randomguy34

The Ace on Ashland (1023 N. Ashland) got its permits yesterday to build 33 condos, with 25 car spots. Surprising to see a condo:car ratio that's less than 1 outside of downtown.

Good to see! Seems surprising to see a condo:car ratio below one anywhere in the city. But why drive when you can eat every meal at El Barco?

SolarWind · #**36450** Posted **Feb 26, 2017, 8:17 AM**

February 23, 2017

ardecila · #**36451** Posted **Feb 26, 2017, 8:37 PM**

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Originally Posted by ithakas

Good to see! Seems surprising to see a condo:car ratio below one anywhere in the city. But why drive when you can eat every meal at El Barco?

Yes, I'm surprised as well to see a sub-1:1 ratio for a condo building, although it's become common in rentals. I'm sure this is being permitted as a TOD since it's within the shed of the Division Blue Line stop.

It probably makes some financial sense on certain sites... you max out the number of parking spaces you can fit on the ground floor, and you max out the number of condos you can fit on the floors above. TOD means those numbers don't have to match up, and the developer can avoid costly structured parking, either above or below ground.

From a sales perspective, though, I can't imagine the realtors are looking forward to selling condos without parking. That's often a tough thing to do, especially outside of downtown... but if there was a non-downtown neighborhood where it made sense, West Town would be a good candidate.

Related question: if they're moving forward on construction, does that mean they've hit a threshold in presales?

harryc · #**36452** Posted **Feb 27, 2017, 5:35 AM**

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harryc · #**36453** Posted **Feb 27, 2017, 5:36 AM**

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west-town-brad · #**36454** Posted **Feb 27, 2017, 3:19 PM**

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Originally Posted by ardecila

From a sales perspective, though, I can't imagine the realtors are looking forward to selling condos without parking. That's often a tough thing to do, especially outside of downtown... but if there was a non-downtown neighborhood where it made sense, West Town would be a good candidate.

In 2013 my condo one block away from this site sold in under one day for far more than I expected. Without parking.

TimeAgain · #**36455** Posted **Feb 27, 2017, 4:47 PM**

https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/2017...ne-development

A developer has revealed a very ambitious plan for the Michael Reese site.

Randomguy34 · #**36456** Posted **Feb 27, 2017, 5:48 PM**

I'm reading this plan, and I am trying to figure out what they have not included in their proposal

the urban politician · #**36457** Posted **Feb 27, 2017, 5:49 PM**

^ Gondola rides

moorhosj · #**36458** Posted **Feb 27, 2017, 6:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by Randomguy34

I'm reading this plan, and I am trying to figure out what they have not included in their proposal

Do you have a link to the full proposal? I can't find it in the DNA article.

Randomguy34 · #**36459** Posted **Feb 27, 2017, 6:50 PM**

I was reading about their plans from the article. Haven't found a PDF of their full proposal

IrishIllini · #**36460** Posted **Feb 27, 2017, 10:35 PM**

Has anyone been able to find the winning bid for the Cabrini Green redevelopment by Hunt Development Group out of Texas? I FOIA'd the documents but have obviously heard nothing from the city.