CHICAGO | General Developments

[denizen467]

(Btw that one would be an umlaut.) I did think of that - but like many others' here, posts by Mr Downtown seem typed on a full keyboard. I could be wrong about that. But I would picture him at his desk surrounded by an orderly army of maps, case binders, planning books, and profuse thank you notes from Geoffrey Baer.

[Busy Bee]

Goodneß graçious!

[spyguy]

While I'm happy to see something going on with this grungy building, I would have preferred something a little more grand:

This looks like a good teardown candidate some day.

[UrbanLibertine]

Is anyone else having trouble not being able to view the most recent building permits? I've tried every browser on a couple different computers and the page loads, but the section (in the middle of the page) that shows the building permits doesn't load.

[J_M_Tungsten]

Had a close up view of the Children's Demo while driving by on Lincoln the other night, and wow, what an awesome sight to see. Wasn't able to snap a pic though (iphone memory was full; most infuriating occurrence with the iPhone).

[IrishIllini]

Originally Posted by J_M_Tungsten

Had a close up view of the Children's Demo while driving by on Lincoln the other night, and wow, what an awesome sight to see. Wasn't able to snap a pic though (iphone memory was full; most infuriating occurrence with the iPhone).

Agreed. Can't wait for my 7 plus to get here

[marothisu]

Originally Posted by UrbanLibertine

Is anyone else having trouble not being able to view the most recent building permits? I've tried every browser on a couple different computers and the page loads, but the section (in the middle of the page) that shows the building permits doesn't load.

That's why I view in JSON format. Doesn't have the overhead of their UI

[UrbanLibertine]

Originally Posted by marothisu

That's why I view in JSON format. Doesn't have the overhead of their UI

What does that mean? How do I get to view it in JSON format? (I am not a tech savvy person)

[marothisu]

Originally Posted by UrbanLibertine

What does that mean? How do I get to view it in JSON format? (I am not a tech savvy person)

For example:
https://data.cityofchicago.org/resource/ydr8-5enu.json?_permit_type=PERMIT%20-%20NEW%20CONSTRUCTION&$order=_issue_date%20desc&$where=(_issue_date%20IS%20NOT%20NULL)%20AND%20(_issue_date%20%3E%20%272013-01-01%27)&$select=id,street_name,street_direction,_estimated_cost,location.longitude,location.latitude,work_description,_issue_date,street_number&$offset=0

The fields you want to view are embedded into the URL. This is what I use instead of the UI. It's helpful if you just want to view the newest stuff. The above is just for New Construction.

[VKChaz]

A surface parking lot on North Larrabee at the corner of Kingsbury (Cabrini area adjacent to River North neighborhood) is seeing activity. Does anyone know what is planned there?

Originally Posted by J_M_Tungsten

Had a close up view of the Children's Demo while driving by on Lincoln the other night, and wow, what an awesome sight to see. Wasn't able to snap a pic though (iphone memory was full; most infuriating occurrence with the iPhone).

Yes, highly recommended with the main tower going now.
Interestingly, with much of the hospital removed, the parking structure across Lincoln becomes more pronounced. According to the Hines / McCaffery site, the garage will be dressed up a bit and ground floor retail added.
http://mi-cmh.com/
http://www.mccafferyinterests.com/po...-redevelopment

[UrbanLibertine]

Thanks!

Originally Posted by marothisu

For example:
https://data.cityofchicago.org/resource/ydr8-5enu.json?_permit_type=PERMIT%20-%20NEW%20CONSTRUCTION&$order=_issue_date%20desc&$where=(_issue_date%20IS%20NOT%20NULL)%20AND%20(_issue_date%20%3E%20%272013-01-01%27)&$select=id,street_name,street_direction,_estimated_cost,location.longitude,location.latitude,work_description,_issue_date,street_number&$offset=0

The fields you want to view are embedded into the URL. This is what I use instead of the UI. It's helpful if you just want to view the newest stuff. The above is just for New Construction.

[Skyguy_7]

Originally Posted by harryc

Looking over the mystery site at 880 N Clark

That would be 111 W Chestnut, Harry, the nice limestone 4-flat condo building. Mechanicals are in redesign due to a buyers request, but this should break ground within a couple months.

[ardecila]

Originally Posted by VKChaz

A surface parking lot on North Larrabee at the corner of Kingsbury (Cabrini area adjacent to River North neighborhood) is seeing activity. Does anyone know what is planned there?

There was a failed condo proposal, now they're looking to do rentals with retail.


Baum Realty

[Rizzo]

Originally Posted by VKChaz

A surface parking lot on North Larrabee at the corner of Kingsbury (Cabrini area adjacent to River North neighborhood) is seeing activity. Does anyone know what is planned there?



Yes, highly recommended with the main tower going now.
Interestingly, with much of the hospital removed, the parking structure across Lincoln becomes more pronounced. According to the Hines / McCaffery site, the garage will be dressed up a bit and ground floor retail added.
http://mi-cmh.com/
http://www.mccafferyinterests.com/po...-redevelopment

Kind of nice how also more pronounced the historic buildings have become. This is one of my favorite projects because it saves some interesting vintage buildings while increasing density with new towers where the cruddy tower buildings were.

[Rizzo]

Originally Posted by spyguy

While I'm happy to see something going on with this grungy building, I would have preferred something a little more grand:

This looks like a good teardown candidate some day.

Facade reclad looks way better. I don't mind that it stays a lowrise. Provides some variety on Michigan ave. The double height storefront will really brighten up the street.

[the urban politician]

Originally Posted by ardecila

There was a failed condo proposal, now they're looking to do rentals with retail.


Baum Realty

This is way better than what was proposed before. Also, this area needs more ground level retail

[emathias]

Originally Posted by the urban politician

This is way better than what was proposed before. Also, this area needs more ground level retail

Should be twice as tall there, though.

[hammersklavier]

Originally Posted by HowardL

Best use of an umlaut in an English sentence.

That's a diaeresis. Technically it's a teensy tiny bit different from a true umlaut, but they have very different purposes:

- Umlauts change vowel quality. In German, the major umlauts are ä ö ü for [ä œ y] IIRC. That is, they mutate these vowels into these different vowels.

- The diaeresis separates vowels that would otherwise be interpreted as a diphthong. This use comes characteristically from French, where, for example, "cooperation" is spelled la coöperation [lə koopə'ʁasjɔ̃] (with two O sounds).

Originally Posted by ardecila

Deutsche keyboard? All you need is a möbil phone...

Ör jüst knöw whïch shörtcüts mäkë hëävy mëtäl ümläüts häppën...

[KWILLSKYLINE]

Apologies if this is a stupid question, but is there any historic significance to the Ohio House Motel? Seems like a prime spot for a future residential highrise. I'm just being curious after looking at Harry's photos. Seeing Hojo go and the boom in that area I figured someone would name the right price.

[r18tdi]

Originally Posted by KWILLSKYLINE

Apologies if this is a stupid question, but is there any historic significance to the Ohio House Motel? Seems like a prime spot for a future residential highrise. I'm just being curious after looking at Harry's photos. Seeing Hojo go and the boom in that area I figured someone would name the right price.

Someone please correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe it's on the national register of historic places but not landmarked by the city of Chicago. So I think it's fair game.

Personally I find the OH kind of charming, though the property definitely lends itself to a higher and better use.