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Originally Posted by BuildThemTaller
I am really enjoying the presence of Onni Group in Chicago. They don't mess around when they want to get a development underway. And they listened to the residents of Atrium Village by not leveling the existing mid-rise. It didn't seem that they kicked up too much of a fuss about it, either. It's not the prettiest thing in the world, but it's affordable housing in a quickly gentrifying area where people have lived for decades. It's great to have a developer in town that isn't just going to evict first and ask questions later. Plus, their tower cranes look cool at night.
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That's not really how it went down. Low-income Atrium Village residents were upset that Onni pushed them all into the existing building instead of giving them shiny new apartments (with amenities access) in the new towers. Never mind that the existing building HAS amenities like a workout room and an (outdoor) pool...