I like the new design more than the previous ones. I like how the cantilever has rounded edges just like the building it would go over. Fits better for sure..

I hope so, I don't care how pedestrian friendly this is. It needs some residential component. Doesn't sound like Chody does that though, so this site likely becomes crap for the 30 years.

Is this any different than the previous design?

The neighbors are true idiots if they oppose this.

^Totally agree
Side note: Congratulations for General Developments for reaching page 1000!:cheers:

For reference:

Version 1
http://o2.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dim...35c095f70e6816

Version 2
http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims...5ec521ce8e4dc0

Version 3
http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims...06ae63e1a3dd83

Love the new matched outside corner radius.

Btw, looks like me Gallo above have similar tastes in music.

Version 3 is definitely an improvement

Version 3 is the best yet, the radial corner works. ^ Overall it's flaky as hell.

8-9

Maggie Daley Park

http://imageshack.us/a/img189/5646/5m5w.jpg

What grocery store will be going up at 2112 N Ashland (near Ashland & Webster)? Building permit for $7.5 million issued yesterday for that site for a 72,000 sq ft grocery store with 2nd floor parking

^ hmmm.. That doesn't ring a bell. My guess is Mariano's, they seem to be in expansion mode right now

What structure is going to be in the park there george? Is that a support for the hill they will build or is there some building/recreation center area in the park?

Correct. Mariano's is developing the Hayes Mechanical site at Ashland/Webster. There was a fairly nice retail center proposal for that site pre-recession that included a Mariano's; when the development fell through, Mariano's pursued the site independently.

In today's edition of sad, shitty news:

The development group working on Lincolnwood's Purple Hotel, after deciding to tear the hotel down, has now rejected Koo & Associates as the architect in favor of Antunovich. :hell::hell::hell:

^ And for hitting 20000 posts, today or tomorrow.

I think this is by far the longest thread on SSP. It also has over 2.6 million views. It can't just be Chicago's size, I think people are more interested in citywide issues here. Other large cities may be a bit more balkanized into boroughs or valleys, hills, enclaves, etc., which might discourage people there investing themselves into development news across the entirety of their city.

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Most of the structure of the first zero-energy Walgreen's, in Evanston on Chicago Ave, has been finished. It would be nice if other retailers followed suit in at least radically departing from the standard box shape, even if they didn't build in alternative energy sources. On a side note, a newly-constructed Trader Joe's is about to open a bit north on the same street, in between a pair of Whole Foods locations - Fight!

Not sure exactly but looks like a small pavilion or recreation structure.

http://imageshack.us/a/img35/2658/r2zk.png

http://www.mvvainc.com/project.php?id=61

So far it only seems that the Belmont Harbor Neighbors oppose. Triangle Neighbors and the Northhalsted Business Alliance have just voted in favor. I suspect this will get green lit since Tunney now has sufficient cover.

Thanks george. What an odd little whimsical park that will be.

It looks like the changed the design for the project on Adams between Racine and Aberdeen
http://i592.photobucket.com/albums/t...B4F61F1661.jpg
Source: http://www.bestchicagoproperties.com...-neighborhood/

Steel is going up already too (sorry, awful angle)
Yesterday
http://i592.photobucket.com/albums/t...B6395FD1BE.jpg

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2013/08/...915D2473689F5V

Towns Aim For Whitewater Adventure On Fox River

I haven't been to grant park in 6 years, everything would look different, the skyline, park buckingham... Etc

Post 20,000.

Gentlemen . . . . to Chicago!

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