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Originally Posted by Busy Bee
It seems like such a bizarre economic decision to throw away tens of millions of potential profit by squandering such an incredible lakefront lot for such a joke of a stump. I will never understand the thinking behind this and I could care less how it turns out, I freaking hate everything about it.
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Originally Posted by the urban politician
Uhhh, it’s not like the developers wouldn’t build a highrise here if they had a choice. This particularly lot has a long history of legal battles, and the NIMBYism here is on an epic level. Just not gonna happen.
Ultimately, I’m not really that upset that a highrise wasn’t built here considering the hurdles.
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I know someone who lives in the building next door on LSD and I'll have to ask about the situation. Yes, that building has long been known as a hot bed of unhappiness, and I remember having to hear about the lobby wars a few years ago. They complain about everything. On the other hand, those units on the north wall are clear through from East to West, so they have both lake and city views. It looks like the window on the North/East corner isn't blocked, and the other one on the North/West is insignificant in the greater scheme of things. IIRC, that's a bedroom that also has West facing windows. So, the views aren't really impeded. Don't know about the building behind, I've never really thought about it.