CHICAGO | 1620 N. LaSalle Drive (Old Town Canvas) | 494 FT | 44 FLOORS

[Zapatan]

Originally Posted by LouisVanDerWright

They get elected by these groups. Carlos Rosa got elected by LSNA and LSP which is why he's Alderman to begin with. Of course he's going to listen to them.

Same goes for many of these alders, they got elected by a handful of wealthy or well organized community groups so of course they do these groups' bidding.

Horrible how we've become so corrupt.

I guess this is a no go at least at the current height? The design was boring so I guess it's alright.

[VKChaz]

Originally Posted by LouisVanDerWright

They get elected by these groups. Carlos Rosa got elected by LSNA and LSP which is why he's Alderman to begin with. Of course he's going to listen to them.

Same goes for many of these alders, they got elected by a handful of wealthy or well organized community groups so of course they do these groups' bidding.

Somewhat off topic but a Tribune editorial related to development mentioned its support for aldermanic prerogative. Good luck moving beyond this system

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/...tt-waguespack/

[Zapatan]

Originally Posted by VKChaz

Somewhat off topic but a Tribune editorial related to development mentioned its support for aldermanic prerogative. Good luck moving beyond this system

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/...tt-waguespack/

Sad to see in a city like Chicago, seems they have too much power already. Just to think that a supertall could have been rising at 400LSD right now.

[BruceP]

Originally Posted by Zapatan

Sad to see in a city like Chicago, seems they have too much power already. Just to think that a supertall could have been rising at 400LSD right now.

The Calatrava Tower failed because the developer bit off more than he could chew. Had nothing to do with the city.

[Zapatan]

Originally Posted by BruceP

The Calatrava Tower failed because the developer bit off more than he could chew. Had nothing to do with the city.

The replacement was also slated to be a supertall.

[iguy]

Originally Posted by Zapatan

Sad to see in a city like Chicago, seems they have too much power already. Just to think that a supertall could have been rising at 400LSD right now.

Absolutely maddening, that site deserved better; hopefully it doesn’t affect this project as well. Aldermanic prerogative has got to go.