CHICAGO | General Developments

[r18tdi]

Originally Posted by ardecila

Somebody must have seen the Hilton Garden Inn on Wacker and decided they liked the random pattern.

"Hello, yes, I'll take the circa 2012 middle class kitchen backsplash please."

[Via Chicago]

Originally Posted by r18tdi

"Hello, yes, I'll take the circa 2012 middle class kitchen backsplash please."

the staying power of this particular design scheme is pretty remarkable. ive lost track of how many buildings have slapped the same thing up over the past decade+

[Rizzo]

It’s a design crutch when the budget doesn’t allow a material like stone or brick which is naturally varied. There’s nothing wrong with a single panel color and a lot of these cladding systems also come in varying textures that are striated…but that costs extra. So out of options, they’ll do a checkered pattern hoping to add visual interest where in reality, a facade facing a street should never be a blank expanse. Ultimately modernism failed us because a few quality precedents of marble, limestone or brick allowed thousands of cheaply built buildings to validate a windowless facade for the sake of functionality as long as flat concrete or stucco was painted a nice color. Though as lame as the trend has gotten, the facade is definitely an improvement.

I don’t fault the hotel for serving a needed purpose. I just wish it was incorporated into a tall mixed use project. Ultimately it would remain affordable just because the location is less desirable. In any large city, a holiday inn may have room prices varying dramatically, even if the hotels are only a 15 minute walk apart

[simon07]

Originally Posted by Via Chicago

the staying power of this particular design scheme is pretty remarkable. ive lost track of how many buildings have slapped the same thing up over the past decade+

Even more hideous when they integrate the baby blue into it.

[Klippenstein]

4733 N Wolcott Ave & 4736 N Ravenswood Ave
Today


The warping is from the laminate on the train window I believe.

[SoilSprout]

^ Sweet! Had no idea about this development but this is huge, more please! (from an urban development standpoint. Not sure what this will like finished)

[Rizzo]

^ It will all be brick with the industrial styled steel sash windows, though I think the building in the foreground will have more modern windows designs. It will all look similar to the architectural styles of the factories and warehouses along Ravenswood

[marothisu]

The replacement of Zia's at 3821 N Ashland (Ashland between Grace and Byron) was issued its permit the other day for new construction. It will be 5 stories with 48 new units. This replaces the 1 story restaurant building and small surface lot next to it:

https://www.google.com/maps/place/38...!4d-87.6685176

it will look something like this (via https://blockclubchicago.org/2021/04...y-to-lakeview/)

[Jibba]

Originally Posted by marothisu

The replacement of Zia's at 3821 N Ashland (Ashland between Grace and Byron) was issued its permit the other day for new construction. It will be 5 stories with 48 new units. This replaces the 1 story restaurant building and small surface lot next to it:

https://www.google.com/maps/place/38...!4d-87.6685176

it will look something like this (via https://blockclubchicago.org/2021/04...y-to-lakeview/)

All of the infill buildings closest to where I am in Lakeview are taking an exceedingly long time to go up (so much so that I was wondering if some of them had permits yanked). The supply squeeze must be affecting these small-scale developments more than the big high-rises downtown (which are mostly concrete, much of which is made locally at Prairie, I think?).

[Rizzo]

No they did not lose permits. The materials to build them are unavailable so they will likely sit incomplete for awhile

[SolarWind]

April 18, 2022

[SolarWind]

April 18, 2022

[SolarWind]

April 18, 2022



Plan Commission approves nine-story office plan with seven parking spaces at 777 N. Franklin St.
https://twitter.com/chicagodpd/status/1230943613539848192

Not sure of the current status of this one.

[rivernorthlurker]

Originally Posted by SolarWind

April 18, 2022



Plan Commission approves nine-story office plan with seven parking spaces at 777 N. Franklin St.
https://twitter.com/chicagodpd/status/1230943613539848192

Not sure of the current status of this one.

This was demo'd a few years back. Some link to potential project. Anyone know about status? https://chicago.curbed.com/2019/10/2...ue-cta-station

[LouisVanDerWright]

Originally Posted by bcp

It's a real scramble to get anything that is quality, not HD standard, and in stock ...for a year now.

Lots of compromise, pivoting, and creativity to get small projects done - am about to finish a total gut of a 2-flat in bridgeport, PM me if anyone wants a tour and a beer!

Just text me if you are trying to show off...

[r18tdi]

The design of the Encuentro Square project is looking pretty bland at Plan Commission today.

From this to this.

[Busy Bee]

Of course

[marothisu]

A new 4 story 23 unit + retail building is coming to the SW corner of the 16th & Ashland intersection in Pilsen. A handful of demolition permits were issued this week for the 1 and 2 story buildings there - all of the ones in white at least:

https://www.google.com/maps/place/16...!4d-87.6666302

And although it'll be 2 blocks from the 18th St Pink Line station, it doesn't look like this will be TOD at all. The new construction permit is still pending but it calls for a first floor indoor garage of 24 parking spots plus 10 exterior spaces. Based on this, I'm going to guess this is not affordable housing or doesn't have much of an element to it. Developer is DOM who is quietly building a bunch of stuff in various parts of town such as Bronzeville, Uptown, Lakeview, Pilsen, etc. Don't expect the design to win any awards (haven't found a rendering yet):

https://chicagoyimby.com/category/do...ies-investment


The existing buildings won't be any great loss especially from a density perspective, though I'm sure if they cleaned the current building and property up, it would look a lot better than it does now.

[ardecila]

Yeah not sure why they didn't do TOD here. But Ashland is a unpleasant auto sewer and they probably can't get a retail tenant easily, so parking is probably a more lucrative use of space on the ground floor. In a sane world they could do ground floor residential, but that would require a zoning change - the alderman would just tell them to f*ck off.

Some developers just don't grok the TOD concept either, they can't imagine a life without a car...

[Jibba]

Originally Posted by ardecila

Yeah not sure why they didn't do TOD here. But Ashland is a unpleasant auto sewer and they probably can't get a retail tenant easily, so parking is probably a more lucrative use of space on the ground floor. In a sane world they could do ground floor residential, but that would require a zoning change - the alderman would just tell them to f*ck off.

Some developers just don't grok the TOD concept either, they can't imagine a life without a car...

I can't imagine living on the ground floor of a building that fronts Ashland. Towards the rear of the property, sure, so that could be a sensible place for units.