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Originally Posted by the urban politician
Many of you won't remember the plan before Davies.
Before the recession, there was a plan to obliterate the middle and turn it into condos.
It was an awkward plan and I'm glad it never happened. This whole majestic Art Deco landmark is being fully rehabbed in all of its glory.
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Yep I remember those. Knocking down the center by 10 floors. Adding height on the corners.
All said it was a general mess an a colossus waste of a derelict space.
No one could figure out how to remarket it. Casino/hotel/strip club/parking lot/#anything other than what they are doing now which is quite sound business wise.
It was years of angst and many advocated just tearing it down to almost nothing.
No one thought giant floor plans could work in the business world until The Merchandise Mart and The Montgomery Ward building, the lower levels of the Sears towers filled with up with meaningful tenants.
This building has the potential to out do what the Merchandise Mart or the Ward building can do fully realized. The space one the rooftop is a potential gold mine if property addressed.
It certainly has better heavy commuter rail access than those first two other buildings that were also mentioned
other than the Sears Tower which is just about as close to the Metra lines..
IMO the Post Office will be one of the top of the line business buildings absorbing several millions of square feet. The developers are thinking long term when they are buying up as much land around them as quickly and cheaply as possible.
In less than ten years this area is going to be a buco bucks. These developers are thinking long term. Kind of nice to see this day in age.