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Originally Posted by Jibba
Oh, well; plenty of other parts of town in which a burgeoning culture can plant roots into a quaintly scaled area, I guess. (Fulton and Carroll W of Ashland? Continuing locations onto W Grand?)
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Not really. There's a sharp break between "downtown" and "neighborhood" zoning classifications. The most intense of the neighborhood zoning districts only allows up to 6 stories* unless you file a PD. Takes years and lots of money to get a PD approved, so you might get a sprinkling of taller buildings outside the downtown in certain areas, but not continuous development.
I don't think we will ever see extensive midrise development outside of the downtown zoning perimeter without a drastic overhaul of the zoning code. That still allows some growth areas, but lots of those are under semi-monopoly control by CHA or big developers (JDL, Related, etc).
* = The only exception is RM6 and RM6.5, but there is a taboo against that kind of zoning unless you're near the lakefront.
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