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I think the Apple Store will draw a heck of a lot of transit/pedestrian traffic. I could be wrong, but that's my prediction. |
Roosevelt/Canal
Does anybody know if construction has started yet on that multilevel retail center just north of the NW corner of Roosevelt and Canal? I remember seeing renderings of that project a few years ago and it would be nice to see something that properly addresses the street get built there to undo some of the aesthetic damage previous retail development has done in the area.
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I think a GREAT project would have been an Apple Store in the base of a 10-15 story flatiron style building. Then we'd have something.
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I'm hoping that the corner building will still include the foundations for a tower, though. |
I couldn't figure out a better place to put this question.
Whenever there is an event who are City Events Staff? Like who do they work for, etc? |
^Probably a company one of Strogers family members run on the side. ;)
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Can you be more specific? The ones who plan the major city festivals are from the Mayor's Office of Special Events. I know some of those folks, and they work really hard, and long hours (especially during the summer).
Other staffers, including ones you might see wearing shirts saying Events Staff, are probably Streets & San laborers or contract workers doing cleanup. But a lot of neighborhood street festivals receive no city services at all. So if you were at Fiesta del Sol or Northalsted Market Days over the weekend, guys you saw wearing such shirts were private contract workers hired by the chamber of commerce or the event management company. Some of the neighborhood fests are little more than fronts for a couple of shady companies that make lots of money off the beer booths. |
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Thanks for your information. edit and the company that was hired to take down the booths and stages. |
Sorry to change topics all, but I have a couple a questions and I'm sure you guys can help me find the answers.
First off, what is with the vacant lot just south of Roosevelt and just west of Clark? That seems like a massive lot on river front property to just let sit there, who owns that land? Second, I have been noticing a lot of activity going on around the homes on 15th and Blue Island and 15th and Ashland. I'm pretty sure that is CHA property and all the homes have been boarded up and landscaping has been cut down all within the last 2 days. It is now fenced off and looks like a construction zone, looking like its ready to be demolished? Any info would be great thanks. |
clark and roosevelt goes back with connections to corrupt developer/businessman/political fundraiser/Blago henchman Tony Rezko. He has been bought out by his wealthy partner in the Middle East.
At one time there was a development planned for it, but who knows in the current economy |
this rundown is close to factual, best I can tell...the update being that Rezko is all the way out of the property now
http://rezkowatch.blogspot.com/2008/...5-million.html |
http://blog.chicagoarchitecture.info...orth-rush.html
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Despite the name "Chicago Architecture Blog" the blogger is surprisingly uninterested in architectural implications (e.g. demolition of historic structures) and more closely details trends and events in retail real estate. Interesting read and good info in a lot of posts. |
^We've talked about this development a little on SSC. Lonie Walker (on the Underground Wonder Bar's website) says that their lease has been extended through May, however, their plans to relocate to Division Street haven't worked out. Hopefully they'll find a new place nearby.
As for the development, yeah you're pretty much right. http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/2379/29842894.jpg There was another rendering with more floors on top but I assume those have been lopped off by now. I believe the building next door (east) will remain and probably turn into luxury retail space. |
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^ Hardly any "precedent" there. It is a very unique situation requiring payment for tons of land -- and on top of that, land that is both unused/underutilized as well as held by only a few owners. The Vienna site has remained vacant for years just for this purpose. You can expect future 6-way resolutions to be by flyover or underpass.
ardecila - what are the businesses being kicked out for this (whirlyball and something to its south?)? Also, is it by eminent domain? |
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