[the urban politician]

Wow, you really are out of touch. Here goes:

Originally Posted by 10023

^ Speaking of, when will we start seeing some real office development in the West Loop (between the river and I-94)? I don’t just mean things like the (former) ABN Amro building, but real towers. There are plenty of parking lots and plenty of re-developable properties (like that hideous social security administration building).

Already addressed by Steely above

There’s also plenty that must be preserved, like red brick warehouses or those Italianate former rowhouses on Jefferson between Randolph and the L, so hopefully protection is in place for this stuff before the development comes.

Already preserved and incorporated into a highrise apartment building that probably has wrapped up construction

Separately, it would be cool to see Presidential Towers go through a redesign at ground level to better interact with the neighborhood, now that they’re not in the middle of nowhere.

Already done years ago. Redesigned, and retail storefronts now largely facing the street