CHICAGO | Highrise Projects & Construction, v7 - Page 923

Randomguy34 · #**18441** Posted **Mar 10, 2021, 9:19 PM**

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Next month's Plan Commission agenda is up and spotted the affordable housing development planned for the SE corner of Lake & Damen has grown from 10 stories to 12 stories, 136 ft. The other high rise on the agenda is 160 N Elizabeth.

Agenda: https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/dept...n_Hearing.html

Here's a new rendering of Westhaven Park at Damen and Lake. 96 units, 63 will be affordable.

https://twitter.com/ChicagoDPD/statu...00288654852108

rgarri4 · #**18442** Posted **Mar 11, 2021, 12:47 AM**

I added 160 Morgan to my 3d model and it's going to a a pretty significant impact.

west-town-brad · #**18443** Posted **Mar 11, 2021, 1:53 AM**

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Here's a new rendering of Westhaven Park at Damen and Lake. 96 units, 63 will be affordable.

https://twitter.com/ChicagoDPD/statu...00288654852108

This is TOD?
Must be with the new damen green line station project

Randomguy34 · #**18444** Posted **Mar 11, 2021, 3:04 AM**

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This is TOD?
Must be with the new damen green line station project

Plan commission agenda says 16 parking spots, so definitely TOD

harryc · #**18445** Posted **Mar 13, 2021, 8:08 PM**

March 1

March 8

in context ( on the left side of the frame ) 3Eleven W Illinois in the foreground

harryc · #**18446** Posted **Mar 13, 2021, 9:19 PM**

March 8

Details

marothisu · #**18447** Posted **Mar 13, 2021, 9:29 PM**

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Plan commission agenda says 16 parking spots, so definitely TOD

It'll be interesting to watch that small area with development from West Loop pushing westward. I had no idea there are a handful of legitimate art galleries near this. I think they look industrial from the outside but I was looking online last weekend and saw them. Plus the breweries and what not over there. I wouldn't be surprised to see more residential development in that general industrial area in the next 5 years if more people kind of realized exactly what's over there.

harryc · #**18448** Posted **Mar 14, 2021, 1:15 AM**

March 8

Randomguy34 · #**18449** Posted **Mar 14, 2021, 3:40 AM**

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It'll be interesting to watch that small area with development from West Loop pushing westward. I had no idea there are a handful of legitimate art galleries near this. I think they look industrial from the outside but I was looking online last weekend and saw them. Plus the breweries and what not over there. I wouldn't be surprised to see more residential development in that general industrial area in the next 5 years if more people kind of realized exactly what's over there.

Don't expect residential in the industrial area any time soon. The city studied rezoning the Kinzie industrial corridor back in 2018 and developers were expecting the city to loosen or remove the PMD, similar to what's been done with the North Branch. Instead, the city wanted to maintain the area as a major industrial job center and ruled out residential between Ogden and California.

http://chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dcd...work-plan.html

bgsrand · #**18450** Posted **Mar 14, 2021, 3:14 PM**

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Don't expect residential in the industrial area any time soon. The city studied rezoning the Kinzie industrial corridor back in 2018 and developers were expecting the city to loosen or remove the PMD, similar to what's been done with the North Branch. Instead, the city wanted to maintain the area as a major industrial job center and ruled out residential between Ogden and California.

http://chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dcd...work-plan.html

Agreed - everything West of Ashland has fairly strict zoning requirements North of Kinzie up until Lake St., which would prohibit residential dev. Breweries & tasting rooms are still allowed which adds a nice mix but it will be an industrial corridor for a long time to come. The market is extremely robust with prices for industrial use trading at record highs.

Randomguy34 · #**18451** Posted **Mar 15, 2021, 8:27 PM**

The presentation for 1229 W. Randolph (9 stories) lists it as 120 ft, so this technically counts as another highrise for West Loop

Presentation: https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/...PRES_DRAFT.pdf

Bonsai Tree · #**18452** Posted **Mar 15, 2021, 9:22 PM**

^^^ That design is great. Fingers crossed it looks like that when it's finished.

Razorback · #**18453** Posted **Mar 15, 2021, 10:19 PM**

Agreed!!!!

This is the type of architectural diversity that is needed in a developing neighborhood with an industrial past.

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^^^ That design is great. Fingers crossed it looks like that when it's finished.

Barrelfish · #**18454** Posted **Mar 16, 2021, 2:39 PM**

Very cool design. And love the idea that they are planning for a mural. Murals make such a big difference for the streetscape - blank walls are a big negative, but a blank wall with a mural becomes a positive. I have no idea what a good mural costs, but I would love to see more of them in general.

gandalf612 · #**18455** Posted **Mar 16, 2021, 5:13 PM**

Absolutely great, looks like they're not skimping on the details

IrishIllini · #**18456** Posted **Mar 16, 2021, 6:14 PM**

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Very cool design. And love the idea that they are planning for a mural. Murals make such a big difference for the streetscape - blank walls are a big negative, but a blank wall with a mural becomes a positive. I have no idea what a good mural costs, but I would love to see more of them in general.

Agreed. Wonder how long it'll last with a surface parking lot taking up most of that block - including the corner.

SIGSEGV · #**18457** Posted **Mar 18, 2021, 4:33 PM**

ParkLine from my Dentist's waiting room:

Randomguy34 · #**18458** Posted **Mar 20, 2021, 5:18 PM**

Residential highrise planned for 1201 W Fulton, one of the first north of Lake St. 381 ft, 433 units, 84 parking

https://chicago.legistar.com/Legisla...vanced&Search=

marothisu · #**18459** Posted **Mar 20, 2021, 8:42 PM**

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Residential highrise planned for 1201 W Fulton, one of the first north of Lake St. 381 ft, 433 units, 84 parking

Nice - also ground floor commercial.

BVictor1 · #**18460** Posted **Mar 20, 2021, 9:12 PM**

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Residential highrise planned for 1201 W Fulton, one of the first north of Lake St. 381 ft, 433 units, 84 parking

https://chicago.legistar.com/Legisla...vanced&Search=

Similar in scale to the 160 N. Morgan proposal designed by bKL Architecture. That one is proposed at 380' with 320 units and 90 parking spots.