CHICAGOLAND | Urban Development in the Burbs

[aaron38]

Originally Posted by sentinel

Do you have photos? Would be nice to see all of that progress.

I lost my free image hosting and all attempts to get another have failed. Might actually have to pay. Last time I took photos was in the fall.

[aaron38]

Is a Bears move to Arlington Park realistic? Other NFL towns show what has to happen
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/202...-has-to-happen

My wife came home from the Jewel and says she heard two ladies talking about this, so I looked it up. Is this serious?

For the burbs transit is great. Arlington Park Metra (UP-NW), I-90 & 53, O’Hare 20 min away. The site is 346 acres. They can do a lot.

Of course they said the same thing in 1975, so it’s probably nothing.

[Busy Bee]

https://maps.app.goo.gl/DbjNwqvHpeoFTzus9

[SIGSEGV]

Originally Posted by Busy Bee

https://maps.app.goo.gl/DbjNwqvHpeoFTzus9

Not sure that spot is big enough?
A spot big enough in city limits is near Kensington, but not sure how attractive a site it is https://www.google.com/maps/place/86...2!4d-87.841798

[Infinite Loop]

hello everyone, I have some NW suburbs updates, irl photos taken by me

Arlington Heights U/C:

Arlington Downs (corner of the racecourse mega-block)
5 floors, 256 apartment units + hotel per source, though that article may be outdated





Sigwalt 16 rowhouses
4 floors, 16 units; website





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approved by AH village board:

Arlington 425 multi-building/phase development

It fills out the rest of the lot pictured above next to Sigwalt 16. Basically their own version of the 78, not sure how it remained an empty lot as long as it did.

PHASE ONE — Development of Campbell Building with 234 residential rental units, 7,962 square feet of commercial space, and 345 parking stalls within the four-story Highland garage.

PHASE TWO — Construction of 85 units within the Chestnut Building.

source
Chicago Tribune article

[Infinite Loop]

Schaumburg Motorola campus:

New development is under the umbrella name Veridian, with only the finest stereotypical suburban naming conventions.

interactive site map

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The Boler Company global headquarters





^ Zurich HQ is visible in the background there, I think there are some pictures of it in this thread already.

Element at Veridian
4 floors, 260 apartments





Northgate at Veridian
2-3 bedroom rowhouses, also 260 units somehow
Daily Herald article

[the urban politician]

^ Great first post and welcome to the forum!

One of my two offices are in Arlington Heights, although I rarely have a chance to check out development there.

I’ve always found their downtown to be one of the better ones in metro Chicago. I’m glad that they have a vision to keep going denser

[SIGSEGV]

I like that Boler building. It would be nice to see the Blue Line extended to Schaumburg, even though I'm not sure it makes sense.

[Tom In Chicago]

Welcome ot the forum. . . thanks for sharing. . .

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[Infinite Loop]

Thanks!

It would be nice to see a modest light rail system that fills in the space between UP-NW and MD-W, if density continues to increase for 2-3 decades. The Woodfield area is an odd mix of sprawl and urbanity, so hopefully it trends in the latter direction. Mixed use/residential zoning would help - parking lots aren't as much of an economic driver as they were in the '70s...

[ardecila]

I think it's better to have Metra serve these areas instead of CTA, especially if Metra will transition into a regional transit system over the next few decades with 15 or 30-minute frequencies all day.

Put a high-speed Metra line in the median of I-90 and connect to the Metra system at O'Hare and at Rte 31 in Elgin, with trains going all the way to Union Station. Could do a similar Metra line in the I-88 corridor as well, connecting to BNSF. The Edens isn't a huge employment corridor compared to the other two, but it does have an old rail corridor that could become a busway, and it wouldn't be right next to the expressway so you could have some real TOD.

[harryc]

May 27

At the Oak Park st Station on the Green Line

[harryc]

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[sentinel]

Originally Posted by harryc

May 20







May 26

This is what the building will look like once complete:



(https://www.myefski.com/project/americanhouseoakpark)

"This 256,725 sf seven-story senior living community provides independent living, assisted living, and memory care accommodations. The design approach combines ultra-modern comforts of home with luxuries such as formal and casual dining spaces, a fitness center, and green roof terraces.

The 174 residential units are configured with studios, one- and two-bedroom apartments, and shared units. Amenity spaces include health and wellness care, dedicated dining and activity spaces, a dedicated salon, a family room for congregating, and the landscaped outdoor terrace that features a memory care walking path."

[the urban politician]

^ Of course I’m glad to see development, but that is one ugly chimera of a building.

[harryc]

May 30







as seen from our traditional grove

[aaron38]

Originally Posted by ardecila

I think it's better to have Metra serve these areas instead of CTA, especially if Metra will transition into a regional transit system over the next few decades with 15 or 30-minute frequencies all day.

Put a high-speed Metra line in the median of I-90 and connect to the Metra system at O'Hare and at Rte 31 in Elgin, with trains going all the way to Union Station. Could do a similar Metra line in the I-88 corridor as well, connecting to BNSF. The Edens isn't a huge employment corridor compared to the other two, but it does have an old rail corridor that could become a busway, and it wouldn't be right next to the expressway so you could have some real TOD.

I will note, back when I worked at the Motorola campus there, lots of people would take Metra to either the Arlington Park stop or the Palatine stop and then take a shuttle bus. That shuttle got eliminated at some point as the campus died off. But if there is a critical density there along Meacham, from Algonquin to Higgins, then Pace can run shuttle busses up to the UP-NW stations. Only about 10 minutes by bus.

[ardecila]

Villa Park just approved a 348-unit monster apartment building next to their Metra station:
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/202...metra-station-

Unfortunately Villa Park's "downtown" was built around the long-lost CA&E interurban, so their Metra station on Ardmore Ave doesn't really have a business district around it. The new building is enormous but the podium seems to be mostly parking, with only one small space for a restaurant tenant.

[Busy Bee]

I know we're supposed to be happy about the density and everything, but my god what an architectural abortion. When will this "style" end? Look at that base...jc...

[ardecila]

The architect is KOO, too... only so much you can do with 5+2 podium construction. It's a pretty finely-tuned formula that doesn't offer much latitude for good design.