CHICAGO | General Developments

[SamInTheLoop]

^^ Yes, that's Fifield's tower (P+H), Dec or Jan groundbreaking. Not only that, but Fifield is planning another apartment project - albeit a much smaller one - very close to here as well.....if not at the intersection, can't be more than a half-block away....

[Jibba]

Originally Posted by ChiHi

Wasn't there an apartment tower planned for the lot at Clark & Chestnut a while back, not the US Bank tower or is there room for both a tower and the townhouses? The townhouses seem like a bit of a waste of space for that intersection.

http://www.chicagobusiness.com/reale...ear-gold-coast

Yep, and you'll be sad to see it:

http://yochicago.com/111-west-chestn...y-dusted/8043/

[SamInTheLoop]

Actually, connecting the dots from two different topics here.

Crescent Heights is an out of town developer/investor. I don't know who any potential partners may be for their potential Central Station project(s). However, I wonder if this may be a case where they have been - since they've owned the parcels for some time now - trying to gain a foothold in the 'community' and with the politicians and other necessary local industry players and so forth? The comment about them becoming a sponsor to local community groups got me thinking about this.


Question - anyone know who the new alderman is for this area - north end of central station, east of michigan, sout of roosevelt, north of 13th?? The South Loop has been so badly butchered up by this latest bullshit gerrymandering I haven't been able to keep track of all portions........

I wonder if whatever Crescent Heights is planning will need new entitlements or changes to the existing entitlements here? Or would it be a case where they can deal with 'tweaks' administratively?

[rlw777]

Originally Posted by SamInTheLoop

Question - anyone know who the new alderman is for this area - north end of central station, east of michigan, sout of roosevelt, north of 13th?? The South Loop has been so badly butchered by this latest bullshit gerrymandering I haven't been able to keep track of all portions........

This may help Side by Side old wards and new

[Skyguy_7]

Behold; the greatest Culvers of all time



6 total residential units. Most importantly, there is no drive thru for this store, rather, a walk-up.
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2...ant-strip-mall

[spyguy]

Originally Posted by Jibba

Yep, and you'll be sad to see it:

http://yochicago.com/111-west-chestn...y-dusted/8043/

What happened to the Mormon church - or was that only the midblock portion of the site? I'm surprised we haven't heard much about that.

[wierdaaron]

Neighbors aren't thrilled about 400 W Huron. http://www.chicagoarchitecture.org/2...n-river-north/

My only problem is the parking ratio. Complaining about density in downtown Chicago is ridiculous, especially when it's as-zoned.

[the urban politician]

Originally Posted by wierdaaron

Neighbors aren't thrilled about 400 W Huron. http://www.chicagoarchitecture.org/2...n-river-north/

My only problem is the parking ratio. Complaining about density in downtown Chicago is ridiculous, especially when it's as-zoned.

You know, this is the part about being an Alderman that probably sucks. Dealing with a bunch of whiny NIMBYs has to be exhausting after a while.

That's why you have as-is zoning. You can't tell me that some Aldermen don't sometimes grumble under their breath at these community meetings that they sometimes wish they didn't have to go through this horseshit of a process every fucking time.

[ChiTownWonder]

http://chicagoist.com/2014/10/28/the...ting_chica.php

Jack C. Newell and Seth Unger will be setting the “L” tracks along Wabash Avenue alight soon, highlighting this iconic fixture of the city with their public art project, “The Wabash Lights.”

Tomorrow, Wednesday Oct. 29, Jack Newell and Seth Unger invite the public to attend an interactive discussion of the project. The event is free and will be at Gensler in the Loop beginning at 6:30 p.m. Please go here to RSVP and be a part of this vibrant public art installation.

[Mr Downtown]

The Crescent Heights sites (SEC Michigan & Roosevelt) are in the new 3rd Ward (Pat Dowell).

The entitlements they have now are already so incredibly generous that it would require some weapons-grade chutzpah to ask for more.

Like any new developer, they immediately joined all the neighborhood organizations.

[george]

10/27

MDP

[Ch.G, Ch.G]

Originally Posted by Jibba

Yep, and you'll be sad to see it:

http://yochicago.com/111-west-chestn...y-dusted/8043/

They pretty much recycled this design for Hyde Park, no?

[george]

10/27

Franklin & Chestnut

[Jibba]

Originally Posted by Ch.G, Ch.G

They pretty much recycled this design for Hyde Park, no?

Looks very similar, yes. Is HPA behind the Hyde Park one as well? It also looks like that proposal on Stony Island from ages ago.

[wierdaaron]

Originally Posted by george

10/27

MDP

Do you sneak in there like Catwoman or do they not care?

[wierdaaron]

Originally Posted by Skyguy_7

Behold; the greatest Culvers of all time

6 total residential units. Most importantly, there is no drive thru for this store, rather, a walk-up.
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2...ant-strip-mall

Do you have a source for that image or is this "no comment" material?

[george]

Originally Posted by wierdaaron

Do you sneak in there like Catwoman or do they not care?

I'm Batman... just reach over the fence.

[SamInTheLoop]

Originally Posted by Mr Downtown

The Crescent Heights sites (SEC Michigan & Roosevelt) are in the new 3rd Ward (Pat Dowell).

The entitlements they have now are already so incredibly generous that it would require some weapons-grade chutzpah to ask for more.

Like any new developer, they immediately joined all the neighborhood organizations.

So, what are the entitlements - how many units are allowable at the big site, and also how many at their other side on Indiana just south of The Grant? I'll let you know if they are in reality "so incredibly generous".

My point re stressing Crescent Heights joining neighborhood organizations was more highlight this as a sign that their strategy wasn't (isn't) a predetermined flip (like they did up on State for that big payday)

[SamInTheLoop]

Originally Posted by rlw777

This may help Side by Side old wards and new

Ah, yes - I could always consult a map!

Actually, thanks this is a really great resource.

Yet, it's a disgusting documentation of corruption. Just one of many examples, look at the new ward 4 (not to mention ward 3). They made it look better by including a good portion of the lake in the new ward 4 in this map. But, to grab some white people, it snakes along completely uninhabited park/lakeshore areas to land in the South Loop, thus contributing to the carving up of this relatively small, yet becoming denser and more important area of the city. And then there's the new 2nd Ward. That is just criminal, period. Look at that thing. Even the fact that it was Fioretti who got screwed over in the process in this case, does not diminish the crime perpetrated here.....

[SamInTheLoop]

Originally Posted by the urban politician

^ Looks like we will probably get faux historic townhomes. One would hope that Ms. Pritzker at least uses quality materials

My expectations for these are very low. I'm expecting some really nasty stuff....