^ A "cluster", I think, is an exaggeration. But highrises =/= density. You can have a handful of highrises along the North Branch where developers can take advantage of views over the city, coupled with the open space that neighborhood advocates seem to want. The overall density would not be higher than that of the adjacent lowrise neighborhoods. Sort of a smarter version of "towers in a park", with parks along the riverbank, then a few highrises, then some midrise buildings stepping down towards and connecting the urban fabric to the neighborhood edge on Clybourn.
Plus, putting highrises here alleviates much of the concern about shadows or parking, since the neighbors are (right now) all industrial.
As far as transit access goes, there is good bus service on all the streets intersecting the river corridor (Damen, Fullerton, Ashland, Armitage/Cortland, North, Division, Halsted, Chicago). A Clybourn bus would be a welcome addition as well to link new residents with shopping and entertainment options, as well as a Red Line transfer. Also, the Clybourn Metra station would qualify at least part of the Finkl site for TOD.
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