Posted Jan 31, 2018, 6:08 AM
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Location: Chicago
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Notes from the meeting
Related Midwest + Tucker Development
Stantec is AOR
300 units, condos
10 buildings preserved and restored
Retail at ground level
570'/51 floors
300 parking
Targeting LEED Gold
Bonus payment of ~$4.9 million
60 minimum affordable units
15' tower setback from Peoria (above podium)
4 story podium with terrace, podium aligns to streetwall. All active space hiding parking
Steel, aluminum brick and glass exterior
Emphasis on depth in facade
Taller and thinner to maximize solar access
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The design is great, I wish it would go forward as is, albeit with a reduced parking ratio. I foresee the West Loop becoming a dounut with a mid-rise center and high-rise edges, and I'm excitied at the prospect. I understand the desire for a mid-rise neighborhood, but honestly there is plenty of opportunity for that farther west and also in the lakefront neighborhoods where such development is already occurring.
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