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Originally Posted by SamInTheLoop
Ah, to be reminded of crescent heights' dumb plan to switch the 1300 Indiana block parcel to townhomes......I would much rather shave some density off their grant park-fronting towers to at least keep the 1300 block in the 25-30 story range.....to have a ~600-900 wall of towers directly backed in part by townhomes will definitely yield a flimsy/superficial/goofy feel in the area.....not well thought out from an urban design perspective....
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I have a different perspective. Crescent Heights was smart, from an investors' perspective, to allocate more units to the parcels along Roosevelt which have substantially better views than the lot on the 1300 block of Indiana.
The 1300 lot is blocked to the north by The Grant (~54 floors) and OMP (~62 floors); blocked to the east by Museum Park Tower 4 (~35-40 floors); blocked to the west by Sky55 (~40 floors) and the red brick mid-rise (~15 floors); blocked to the southeast by MP Tower 1 (~20 floors) and Museum Pointe (~26 floors) and to a lesser extent MP T2 (~20 floors); blocked to the southwest by the two loft buildings (~15-20 floors). The only view corridor would be straight south down Indiana. It's easier to sell/lease a unit with a view vs. one without a view (assuming comparable units). There might be a small view corridor E between OMP and T4.
How many units did they say were going on the 1300 lot and include a park? 100? It's not possible to put 100 townhouses there and a park. I'm not specifically correct but directionally I think MP Tower 2 has 170 units and it's ~20 floors on a similarly sized lot. How many townhomes surround MPT1 on a larger lot? 40? My guess is that CH will build some sort of structure with townhouses and a mid-rise building. (The mid-rise for this lot from 'The Chicago' design would be cool on this lot. If I recall correctly, can't find a picture)
I'm not suggesting I like only townhouses on that lot - because I don't. I'm suggesting it's less risky from CH's perspective to allocate more units along Roosevelt.
I think it was a mistake they didn't include a hotel for either one of their buildings along Roosevelt. Having an outdoor/rooftop (halfway up the building...) bar/restaurant would have been a destination. Look at Cindy's, the new rooftop at LondonHouse, 16 @ Trump, J Parker, the Wit, etc. etc. The view is incredible from that perspective looking north at the entire city.
Does anyone know what the zoning is for the lot where Crescent Heights' existing apartment building is at 1212 S Michigan and what type of building could be built there (obviously extremely long term)?
Anyone hear any rumors for the lot to the south of the old Firehouse restaurant at 14th and Michigan? There used to be a 'For Sale' sign on the lot but it's been removed. Think that's a relatively large lot.