CHICAGO | General Developments

[10023]

Originally Posted by aaron38

Wow that's great! Leaves that little building at the tracks, abuts them and sets the stage perfectly for the corner to be developed later.

But then we lose the Dawson. It's not a parking lot, it's outdoor restaurant space (which Chicago doesn't have nearly enough of close to downtown).

[denizen467]

^ At this time .. can I point out your handle is 10023 (being Manhattan), your avatar represents Wisconsin, and you seem to now be a relatively longtime resident of London. But with respect to a restaurant patio at a minor intersection in downtown Chicago, you're feeling "we". Are your ties with Chicago the deepest of all? Although with as many posts as you've got, maybe you've colonized all the world's cities with your ponderings. (Edit: See continuation next page)

[ithakas]

Originally Posted by denizen467

^ At this time .. can I point out your handle is 10023 (being Manhattan), your avatar represents Wisconsin, and you seem to now be a relatively longtime resident of London. But with respect to a restaurant patio at a minor intersection in downtown Chicago, you're feeling "we". Are your ties with Chicago the deepest of all? Although with as many posts as you've got, maybe you've colonized all the world's cities with your ponderings.

I'm pretty sure he grew up here, and I always appreciate his contributions...he's usually right, in my opinion.

[aaron38]

I like outdoor seating as much as anyone, but this is Chicago and it's useless from November to April. And it's right at a major L station, minutes from the Loop.
I'm not saying tear the Dawson down today, but I'm not going to fight for it. That's not the highest and best use for that land.
Put the outdoor restaurants along the river, just a couple blocks away.

[Skyguy_7]

As long as no one touches Richard's Bar, I'm fine with this development and any other in the vicinity.

[jc5680]

The Best Western on Ohio is getting painted. Gray, of course, with a pretty nice dark taupe accent:



There is a skip installed on the west side of Union Station. Not sure what this is for.

[Mr Downtown]

Union Station headhouse is set for a big roofing/waterproofing/skylight repair project. That would be my guess.

[LouisVanDerWright]

Originally Posted by Mr Downtown

Union Station headhouse is set for a big roofing/waterproofing/skylight repair project. That would be my guess.

Just in time for them to rip it all up again in a few years when they build those expansions!

[KWILLSKYLINE]

Another lot bites the dust.

https://chicago.curbed.com/chicago-d...s-construction

[denizen467]

Originally Posted by denizen467

^ At this time .. can I point out your handle is 10023 (being Manhattan), your avatar represents Wisconsin, and you seem to now be a relatively longtime resident of London. But with respect to a restaurant patio at a minor intersection in downtown Chicago, you're feeling "we". Are your ties with Chicago the deepest of all? Although with as many posts as you've got, maybe you've colonized all the world's cities with your ponderings.

Having somebody care about the city so much from afar is greatly appreciated and of course not a complaint - the impetus here is more a vain partisan hope that you might adopt a Chicago avatar or username (is that even changeable?) or tagline to spread the gospel in all those other places, if in fact that's how you feel. This stood out because there aren't many people with such active interest in hyperlocal developments who otherwise appear to be focused on other places.

[Randomguy34]

Looks like the 3100-3300 S. block of Archer Ave is gonna have a mini-boom:
1x - 4 stories, 24 unit w/ retail, 32 parking
2x - 4 stories, 24 unit w/ retail, 27 parking
2x - 1 story retail w/ parking
There is a good number of parking for these development, despite them being in a TOD zone.

[Randomguy34]

Alderman zoning news:

- Ald. David Moore (17th) is trying to downzone the B & C districts on 69th St, from Ashland to Damen, into RS-3
- Ald. Cardenas (12) is zoning the manufacturing on the 1900 S. block of Fairfield Ave to RS-3
- Ald. Rod Sawyer (6) is changing the PD from 6700-6900 S. block of Wentworth to RS-3

Geez, with all the downzonings the past couple of months, it'll become difficult for businesses on the South Side to operate if everything becomes a RS-3

[the urban politician]

Originally Posted by Randomguy34

Looks like the 3100-3300 S. block of Archer Ave is gonna have a mini-boom:
1x - 4 stories, 24 unit w/ retail, 32 parking
2x - 4 stories, 24 unit w/ retail, 27 parking
2x - 1 story retail w/ parking
There is a good number of parking for these development, despite them being in a TOD zone.

That sounds like Chinese developers to me

[the urban politician]

Originally Posted by Randomguy34

Alderman zoning news:

- Ald. David Moore (17th) is trying to downzone the B & C districts on 69th St, from Ashland to Damen, into RS-3
- Ald. Cardenas (12) is zoning the manufacturing on the 1900 S. block of Fairfield Ave to RS-3
- Ald. Rod Sawyer (6) is changing the PD from 6700-6900 S. block of Wentworth to RS-3

Geez, with all the downzonings the past couple of months, it'll become difficult for businesses on the South Side to operate if everything becomes a RS-3

Lol, let's just take the least desirable real estate in all of Chicagoland and DOWNZONE it! Great plan, Alderman Asswipe. Go get a job doing something useful for a change.

[the urban politician]

Why don't downzonings have to go through a community approvals process like upzonings do? The "way of doing business" in Chicago is just asking for a major, class action lawsuit.

[marothisu]

Originally Posted by Randomguy34

Looks like the 3100-3300 S. block of Archer Ave is gonna have a mini-boom:
1x - 4 stories, 24 unit w/ retail, 32 parking
2x - 4 stories, 24 unit w/ retail, 27 parking
2x - 1 story retail w/ parking
There is a good number of parking for these development, despite them being in a TOD zone.

Cool, minus the parking ratio. Where is this info coming from?

[Randomguy34]

Originally Posted by marothisu

Cool, minus the parking ratio. Where is this info coming from?

It's on the City Clerk website if you go to the Legislation tab and search "zoning" and list the sponsor as "Misc. Transmittal". That's generally how I search for new projects by developers. Here are links to the projects' PDF:

3204-3260 S Archer Ave: https://chicago.legistar.com/Legisla...vanced&Search=
3172-3178 S Archer Ave: https://chicago.legistar.com/Legisla...vanced&Search=

Originally Posted by the urban politician

Why don't downzonings have to go through a community approvals process like upzonings do? The "way of doing business" in Chicago is just asking for a major, class action lawsuit.

It's cause Aldermen, unlike developers, have complete power to change the zonings in their ward. Community members could pressure the aldermen to hold a community meeting, but often these zoning changes are done with little knowledge. A watchdog group recently produced a report of the ethical concerns and possible corruption from aldermen zoning powers, with the Double Door case being the prime example: https://thesecretsix.com/investigati...te-businesses/

[marothisu]

^ Nice, thanks. As someone noted before, this is probably from Chinese developers of some kind. That one new retail/commercial development at 2300 S Archer that just scored permits is from Skyriver Canal Development LLC. This one is from Skyriver Archer Development LLC - they have the same address (2918 S Wentworth Ave - which is also an office of Mark Properties).

I also found something for a "Skyriver Throop Development LLC" for 20 new SFH, 27 townhomes, and 94 garage parking spaces in that area between I-55 and the Chicago river in Bridgeport not far from The Duck Inn. All sites are either industrial parking lots or more industrial types of buildings:

* 2601-39 S Throop: https://www.google.com/maps/place/26...!4d-87.6558951

* 2553-79 S Hillock: https://www.google.com/maps/place/25...!4d-87.6518858

* 2512-36 S Stark: https://www.google.com/maps/place/25...4!4d-87.654493

[Mr Downtown]

Originally Posted by the urban politician

Why don't downzonings have to go through a community approvals process like upzonings do?

Wait. In what multiverse do upzonings have to go through any sort of community process?

[marothisu]

Here's a good one. A developer is seeking a zoning change for the NW corner of Chicago Ave and Milwaukee Ave right near the Chicago Blue Line stop for a new 7 story, up to 106 unit building with ground floor commercial with only 18 parking spaces. Looks like it would get rid of that currency exchange, the vacant (?) People's Action building, and that building along Chicago Ave with Upgrade Cycle Works - and of course the empty surface space mostly on that entire site. Definitely an upgrade.

From Chicago Ave: https://www.google.com/maps/place/80...!4d-87.6559527
From Milwaukee Ave: https://www.google.com/maps/place/80...!4d-87.6559527

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