this is a goldilocks project.... owners that OWN the land, currently used for parking lots (not other buildings), in a highly transit served area, next to downtown, in an area people want to live and spend time.....
I'm gonna need to be refreshed about the inference of "goldilocks" as a metaphor in this case. I'm assuming it's being used is in a positive vain.
Goldilocks and the three bears. Ok. From there I got nothin', lol
They've been working on this project for 50 years!
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They've been working on this project for 50 years!
Yup. It's pretty massive and complex. Regardless of what naysayers have said since it was first conceived, I would bet millions I don't have that the TARP has saved the Chicagoland area (and the fed govt) billions in potential disaster recovery funding.
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Awesome news! Really glad it did not go to Lockport. Having it in the city, closer to the center of population and several major academic institutions (mostly notably UC, which is also doing a lot of work on quantum computing) was really a no brainer.
It looks like from the renderings that the old ore walls will be preserved. Hopefully that is the case. They have become a really neat urban/natural feature, with hiking trails around them and even rock climbing on the walls themselves.
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The ore walls were never going to be demolished even when they were planning "Chicago's second downtown" because it would be crazy expensive from what I've heard. They're super thick concrete and like you said, really neat.
It looks like from the renderings that the old ore walls will be preserved. Hopefully that is the case. They have become a really neat urban/natural feature, with hiking trails around them and even rock climbing on the walls themselves.
30 years of complete neglect have barely made a dent in the ore walls. What’s a poor little wrecking ball compared to the Chicago Winter freeze/thaw cycle?
One or two NIMBYs were making a lot of noise about the parking, but the developer was firm on not providing more parking. Also a few people (including myself) praising the low parking ratio
One or two NIMBYs were making a lot of noise about the parking, but the developer was firm on not providing more parking. Also a few people (including myself) praising the low parking ratio
Going residential looks way more promising than the stalled office conversion/expansion they proposed a while back.
Yeah, it's right across the street from the Racine stop. Couldn't be more transit-oriented. The new station renovation will open before the lofts do.
I can't stress this enough, that intersection of Racine/Van Buren is SUPER DANGEROUS for pedestrians. The station entrance is on the same side as the onramp to the expressway, and drivers whip around that corner. Anybody walking to the station could end up as a red mist. The city really needs to put in some safety improvements pronto.
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I'm surprised zoning & building codes allowed them to fit 121 relatively large units across 6 floors for such a tiny site (~20,000 sq ft). Having courtyards really is a cheat code to adding more units
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