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marothisu · #**52461** Posted **Sep 8, 2023, 2:09 AM**

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Originally Posted by BrinChi

So there's a second People's Gas site in Bridgeport that is also going to be redeveloped by the Chinese community? Just want to make sure that's clear since we jumped back to the People's Gas site on Irving Park.

Correct..

Randomguy34 · #**52462** Posted **Sep 9, 2023, 3:24 PM**

952 W Carmen was approved only 3 weeks ago and just got construction permits. That's incredibly fast turn around

https://twitter.com/ChicagoDPD/statu...52738313412988

marothisu · #**52463** Posted **Sep 10, 2023, 1:14 AM**

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Originally Posted by Randomguy34

952 W Carmen was approved only 3 weeks ago and just got construction permits. That's incredibly fast turn around

https://twitter.com/ChicagoDPD/statu...52738313412988

And it replaces a 1 story building, 5 minute walk from the Red Line too.

SIGSEGV · #**52464** Posted **Sep 10, 2023, 6:15 AM**

got this in the mail

SolarWind · #**52465** Posted **Sep 10, 2023, 12:20 PM**

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SamInTheLoop · #**52466** Posted **Sep 10, 2023, 4:40 PM**

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Originally Posted by pullmanman

City selects $121 million mixed-use project for Pershing Road warehouse site

They picked the proposal with the most residential units, which I like. It also leaves two of the remaining buildings untouched, which I'm fine with for now.

This seems very promising, but one wonders what role market feasibility should play in these city rfp's/selections. I mean, the mix of uses here is great in concept. But, can you imagine how challenging it will be to lease that office component?! Is a significant pre-leasing of it going to be necessary to put financing together? Of course they could always get lucky and find the rare ideal tenant that will pay for this project penciling out, but that's a very dicey proposition for the foreseeable future. Otherwise, this thing could linger as just a plan for many years. Acknowledge it could be a slippery slope adding a different type of criteria....and actual expertise in market conditions/real estate economics within DPD/selection committees etc would be required.

bhawk66 · #**52467** Posted **Sep 10, 2023, 9:03 PM**

I'm a bit surprised they got away with those "bench's" built into the steps. The bench seats flush with the step, no less. I could see someone having had a few too many pints walking right off those and face planting. Doh!

Very odd choice/design. Especially out the front doors of a bar.

mh777 · #**52468** Posted **Sep 15, 2023, 3:07 PM**

Demo permit issued for 128 W Grand. Site has been fenced up for a while now. Does anyone know what the proposed plan is for the lot?

Randomguy34 · #**52469** Posted **Sep 15, 2023, 6:50 PM**

Grace Manor Apartments (3413 W Ogden) got construction permits for 65 units. Always love JGMA's designs

https://chicago.urbanize.city/post/5...nor-apartments

moorhosj1 · #**52470** Posted **Sep 15, 2023, 7:33 PM**

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Originally Posted by Randomguy34

All I can focus on is the width of Ogden in this area. It reminds me of the wasted space throughout the Boulevard system.

Via Chicago · #**52471** Posted **Sep 15, 2023, 8:38 PM**

its good to see one of these N Lawndale projects actually making a little progress.

also re: ogden: planning/community outreach meetings for the anticipated redesign are currently underway. more info below. like most things this stuff takes forever and design phase wont be wrapped up until '24 but baby steps i guess

https://www.improveogdenave.org/

marothisu · #**52472** Posted **Sep 15, 2023, 9:12 PM**

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Originally Posted by mh777

Demo permit issued for 128 W Grand. Site has been fenced up for a while now. Does anyone know what the proposed plan is for the lot?

Came here to ask this too. The building was purchased in 2019 from Blj Grand Holdings LLC. The permit says it's a Miami Beach company but the actual purchase had the address in Milwaukee. I haven't found any pending permits for this unfortunately.

marothisu · #**52473** Posted **Sep 16, 2023, 5:49 PM**

2600 N Clark St (Clark & Wrightwood) in Lincoln Park will be 20 units w/ground floor retail/commercial. Not sure how many floors in total but guessing at least 3-4. There is a massing online showing something like 6, but we'll see... Right now it's a 1 story commercial building that has all stores vacated. Should be great to see a density bump both people and height related on the street. That street has such a great opportunity to be something like you'd see in NYC if they'd replaced more of the 1 story commercial buildings with 5+ story ones.

LouisVanDerWright · #**52474** Posted **Sep 19, 2023, 3:40 PM**

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Originally Posted by Steely Dan

No one specifically, just ranting about the fact that suburban-ass crap like this keeps getting proposed and built here.

But to west-town-brad's point, a lot of the blame lies at the feet of national retailers who only have a "one size fits all" business model.

Hopefully there is more community pushback against this newer, but still suburban, scheme.

To the retailers/developers who produce this crap, DO BETTER!

I don't understand why they want a mega block here? The smart thing to do would be to bisect the site with an actual private road which would create a major courtyard type area and generate it's own pedestrian and vehicle traffic. They could learn something from sites like New City. This area is analogous to North and Clyborn.

It should be developed like N/C has been the last 10-15 years, not like N/C was being developed 15-30 years ago. There's going to be plenty of density in this area, why not accept it and build accordingly? With over 1,000 new units in the area, people are going to want to walk around.

nomarandlee · #**52475** Posted **Sep 19, 2023, 5:51 PM**

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https://www.chicagotribune.com/sport...cTkJjqgsA92Mi8

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS
Chicago Blackhawks’ planned Fifth Third Arena expansion is likely just the first of Near West Side projects
By Phil Thompson
Chicago Tribune
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Published: Sep 19, 2023 at 6:00 am

....“We’re sitting on a lot of parking lots, right?” Wirtz said. “And we see parking has continued to decrease with other modes (of transportation) to get here. We’re absolutely thinking about what the future could look like.”

Burnett added: “Things have changed so much now that they had to take one of their parking lots and just make it an Uber stop. So it’s like the parking lots are becoming somewhat obsolete.”...

“I see that area exploding,” he said, “to be a community where folks that work in all of these situations and go to school at those institutions will be living in our community, sort of like a college-work-live area, especially with us putting in the Damen L stop at Damen and Lake.”...

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r18tdi · #**52476** Posted **Sep 19, 2023, 7:30 PM**

Not sure if this was posted here already, but Mayor BJ selected Patrick Murphey to run DPD.

Guy's got plenty of experience and is generally viewed as pro-development, which is a plus.

https://www.chicagobusiness.com/comm...ing-department

SolarWind · #**52477** Posted **Sep 25, 2023, 1:51 AM**

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