CHICAGO | General Developments

[ardecila]

Originally Posted by Tom In Chicago

Anyone know what's going on with this lot along the north side of Polk Street between Jefferson and Des Plaines?

They've been doing utility improvements recently and are installing new light poles, but today they started drilling caissons for something. . . the guys at the office think it's supposed to be a Tesla dealership, but they weren't sure. . .

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717 S Desplaines: SITE UPGRADES TO EXISTING 1-STORY BUILDING FOR A NEW AT GRADE ACCESSORY SURFACE PARKING LOT WITH 180 STANDARD PARKING STALLS AND 6 ACCESSIBLE PARKING STALLS FOR A TOTAL OF 186 AS PER PLANS.

No idea why they are drilling caissons for a parking lot.

[emailspyro@gmail.com]

Vienna Beef returning to Elston clusterf***
Not bad news but the place will more or less stay as a giant strip mall
With too much parking. A Binnys is going in too
What I don’t get is the lack of vision. The back side of the building fronts the river.
They are planning a hot dog restaurant out are placing the patio to face the parking lot.
Why wouldn’t they just colab with Binnys and do a giant patio on river for food and drinks ?!
No vision these strip mall developers. Zero. Also, the city should force them to add the river path as that was envisioned as part of the Golf Range that got canceled.

[twister244]

Originally Posted by emailspyro@gmail.com

Vienna Beef returning to Elston clusterf***
Not bad news but the place will more or less stay as a giant strip mall
With too much parking. A Binnys is going in too
What I don’t get is the lack of vision. The back side of the building fronts the river.
They are planning a hot dog restaurant out are placing the patio to face the parking lot.
Why wouldn’t they just colab with Binnys and do a giant patio on river for food and drinks ?!
No vision these strip mall developers. Zero. Also, the city should force them to add the river path as that was envisioned as part of the Golf Range that got canceled.

I mean - I'm happy to see a Chicago food staple investing into their roots here:

https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/06...ktown-factory/

[Randomguy34]

This is the kind of mixed-use development we need on the site

[Jibba]

Originally Posted by randomguy34

this is the kind of mixed-use development we need on the site

i c o n i c

[emailspyro@gmail.com]

Haha Randomguy that is too funny but yes we can only wish

[glowrock]

Originally Posted by emailspyro@gmail.com

Vienna Beef returning to Elston clusterf***
Not bad news but the place will more or less stay as a giant strip mall
With too much parking. A Binnys is going in too
What I don’t get is the lack of vision. The back side of the building fronts the river.
They are planning a hot dog restaurant out are placing the patio to face the parking lot.
Why wouldn’t they just colab with Binnys and do a giant patio on river for food and drinks ?!
No vision these strip mall developers. Zero. Also, the city should force them to add the river path as that was envisioned as part of the Golf Range that got canceled.

Where did you get this information on a Binny's going in there? With the Marcy St flagship store so close by I see no reason for a Binny's to go here.

[Tom In Chicago]

Originally Posted by ardecila

717 S Desplaines: SITE UPGRADES TO EXISTING 1-STORY BUILDING FOR A NEW AT GRADE ACCESSORY SURFACE PARKING LOT WITH 180 STANDARD PARKING STALLS AND 6 ACCESSIBLE PARKING STALLS FOR A TOTAL OF 186 AS PER PLANS.

No idea why they are drilling caissons for a parking lot.

Yeah. . . I'll ask around this week if the opportunity presents itself while I'm down here. . .

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[emailspyro@gmail.com]

Originally Posted by glowrock

Where did you get this information on a Binny's going in there? With the Marcy St flagship store so close by I see no reason for a Binny's to go here.

Noticed it in the lease marketing materials. See here : https://www.showcase.com/2501-n-dame...0647/27771361/

I like that iconic Vienna Beef is returning but disappointing that another opportunity for the river is lost for many years to come

[Randomguy34]

1323 S Ashland received construction permits for a 6 story office building


https://4sbay.com/projects/the-ashland-project/
Article: https://blockclubchicago.org/2021/02...or-nonprofits/

[r18tdi]

Funky, I kinda like it. Shame that historic church had to bite the dust...

[lakeshoredrive]

Originally Posted by Randomguy34

1323 S Ashland received construction permits for a 6 story office building


https://4sbay.com/projects/the-ashland-project/
Article: https://blockclubchicago.org/2021/02...or-nonprofits/

Nice, right by the new Chicago Fire fields. Hoping this stretch of Ashland as well as the corner of Roosevelt will get much needed curb appeal and beautification.

[moorhosj1]

Found an interesting nugget in a Sun-Times article about the Chicago Sky getting new investors and looking into a training facility near Wintrust Arena.

On Tuesday, the news that Sky ownership had sold a 10% share of the team for $8.5 million to a group of new investors — all women, including Cubs co-owner Laura Ricketts — signaled that’s changing.

For the Sky, that means immersion in the community. They plan to take a step further in those efforts with their “tentpole initiative,” the development of their own practice facility. To that end, they’ve been scouting locations in Chicago, with a priority to build or rent a space near Wintrust Arena. The goal is for the space is to be more than a facility that strictly serves the Sky.

[mh777]

More subsidized housing in Near North. Will be nice to get another empty lot filled in that area.

[r18tdi]

^Sure looks a Landon Bone Baker design.

[marothisu]

Here's some preliminary numbers I have by community area of construction from Jan 1, 2012 til June 13, 2023 for number of units permitted new construction in multi and mixed use buildings. It counts senior housing and townhomes but not dorms or homeless/transitional shelters

Near North Side: 15,670 units
Near West Side: 12,478
The Loop: 9128
West Town: 5573
Lake View: 3240
Near South Side: 3140
Logan Square: 3085
Lincoln Park: 2480
Uptown: 2430
Lincoln Square: 1376
Hyde Park: 1001
Lower West Side: 920
Grand Boulevard: 917
North Center: 781
Woodlawn: 755
Irving Park: 729
Edgewater: 543
Douglas: 466
Avondale: 456
Rogers Park: 313
Bridgeport: 306
Albany Park: 248
Washington Park: 200
Oakland: 180
McKinley Park: 176
Kenwood: 120



And here's some numbers for SFH new construction permitted:

North Center: 541 SFH
Logan Square: 492
West Town: 470
Lake View: 340
Bridgeport: 332
Irving Park: 317
Lincoln Park: 315
Grand Boulevard: 217
Lincoln Square: 169
Avondale: 149
McKinley Park: 115
Near West Side: 98
Woodlawn: 57
Lower West Side: 49
Albany Park: 48
Edgewater: 47
Uptown: 33
Douglas: 28
Near North Side: 19
Kenwood: 7
Rogers Park: 4
Hyde Park: 3
Oakland: 3
Washington Park: 1

These numbers aren't complete but they are just to give you an idea.

[kolchak]

NASCAR structures today -

[Steely Dan]

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Please keep city vs. city nonsense out of good threads like this one.

[ardecila]

Originally Posted by r18tdi

^Sure looks a Landon Bone Baker design.

I don't blame them for developing a house style. A lot of the aesthetic comes from the precast concrete panel system they're using.

I really hope that system catches on with market-rate developers, it has amazing potential for expressive facades. But I can't figure out if LBB is specifying it on projects because it's cost-effective, or because all the big panel lifts keep the crane operators union happy.

[SamInTheLoop]

Very interesting, and looks like this could be promising. I would assume that this is either a build-to-suit project or they have a tenant signed on for most of the space??