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Originally Posted by marothisu

First building for the Lathrop Homes redevelopment was issued a permit yesterday for new construction. 2737 N Hoyne (https://www.google.com/maps/place/27...!4d-87.6788263) just south of Diversey. 6 stories with 59 units.

For anyone who's following the travails of the Lathrop project, it's good to see them finally get a permit for something. Related developed a pretty good plan, and then the National Park Service torpedoed some of the best urban design moves for preservation reasons.

This building was originally supposed to replace the old building right at the SW corner of Diversey and Damen and form a new gateway to the site. Now that old building will be saved, and the new building has been shifted to the south, replacing some two-story townhouse units. They also had to delete one of the new planned streets in the master plan so they could squeeze this one in without a net loss of units. Also, the design... apparently no contemporary architecture is allowed here!


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