CHICAGO | General Developments

[Via Chicago]

Originally Posted by Mr Downtown

Thanks to Friends of the Parks, a 400-foot strip along the lake edge are already under the control of the Park District.

Unfortunately, because the land is made from slag, it can't easily be dredged for lagoons or plantings needing deep roots. And because it's a 10-foot drop into 40-foot-deep water, it won't easily be turned into bathing beaches, either. Maybe that's where Tiger Woods should put his new golf course.

except Harborside is basically right there. honestly not seeing where all this demand for more high priced golf courses is going to come from, esp with the glut the chicago region has and the decrease in play coming off the 90s/00s boom

[LouisVanDerWright]

The BHS methods don't appear to differ significantly from the prefab panel systems used on many TOD projects like the L, the Western or that one on Haddon. They come in panels and are slapped up by cranes. Then interior and exterior fit out occurs. It just appears that the BHS buildings have significantly lower quality of materials. Also I know the Haddon project doesn't even require cassions and sits directly on spread footings which would seem even cheaper than those giant screws.

[the urban politician]

The Tribune is announcing that GGP is moving its HQ to the Apparel Center

[VKChaz]

Originally Posted by Via Chicago

mix in a century of institutional (as well as personal) racism as well

Sure, but my point is that specifically with regard to land use, it was economically very easy to disregard large swaths of land. Such factors have varied greatly between markets.

[gallo]

TOD proposed at 3300 N Clark - 170 units 15 spaces

[Rizzo]

^ wow, that's some decent density. Will replace a 1-story building sold by city colleges because of consolidations.

[Randomguy34]

I'm counting 12 floors, so looks like this building is a high rise (and a pretty dope one)

[r18tdi]

Originally Posted by gallo

TOD proposed at 3300 N Clark - 170 units 15 spaces

I like this a lot. Any word on the architect or developer?

[BuildThemTaller]

Originally Posted by gallo

TOD proposed at 3300 N Clark - 170 units 15 spaces

Wow, that's pretty cool! I do wonder about the impending Belmont Flyover of the Brown Line. I recall reading that several buildings along the tracks would need to be torn down as a result of that project. Does this thing have to wait for the CTA to get its ducks in order before it gets approved?

[gallo]

No, this is not on one of the CTA impacted blocks

[the urban politician]

Nice proposal! Belongs on page 1 of the compilation thread I would say

[k1052]

Originally Posted by Randomguy34

^ Wow, it sure took them a while to get this building started. In case anyone forgot what this building will look like, here's a rendering:


Shapack Partners 801-811 W. Fulton Market

A crew is placing concrete barriers along Halsted and Fulton for this today. Parking lot clear of anybody but worker vehicles. Presume the heavy equipment will be showing up soon.

[SolarWind]

August 3, 2017



^ Parking lot east of the former Coyne College site

Office project planned for Coyne College’s former Fulton Market campus

[SolarWind]

August 3, 2017

[marothisu]

Items on the August 2017 Zoning Board meeting:

1) 128 S Laflin (Monroe & Laflin). 52 units, 4 stories. Very bland looking.

Curbed article:
https://chicago.curbed.com/2017/7/27...ump-apartments

Site:
https://www.buzzbuzzhome.com/us/128-s-laflin

2) 1665 N Milwaukee Ave (Milwaukee & ~ Wabansia). 6 stories with 32 efficiency units and ground floor retail:

https://www.google.com/maps/place/16...!4d-87.6792295

[King of Chicago]

Originally Posted by Randomguy34

Dafuq?

U.S. Steel Finds Buyer For 440-Acre South Works Site

https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/2017...uth-works-site

While I am super happy that this looks like it is moving forward, what I am really hoping for, is that they build another CTA Elevated Train Line to and from this new neighborhood, to the Loop...make another line, and even actually make it as an Elevated BRT line, which will be cheaper than a "regular" train line. Add an official EL Stop for the neighborhood, and additional EL stops along the way to the loop!

[ardecila]

Originally Posted by gallo

No, this is not on one of the CTA impacted blocks

The flyover may only graze the back corner of the lot, but this would seem like the ideal site for construction staging, especially if it's already owned by City government... site is the building under the number "6".

I wouldn't want to make a big investment in this area as a developer with so many unanswered questions about a massive infrastructure project that's literally inches from my site, where the design could change at any minute... although I guess it can't hurt to go through the rezoning process, worst case scenario is you can demand more money when CTA comes knocking.


Chicago Reader

[MayorOfChicago]

^ it's funny when they first announced the bypass and explained the buildings to be demolished, within months the Tops Pizza or whatever it was that's in the far northwest corner of the green buildings to be demolished embarked on a project to add a second story to their building - knowing full well it was slated for demolition.

I wonder if they were able to add that very cheaply and with low quality just knowing that maybe they'll get more $$ on the back end when it's demolished.

[woodrow]

^^I think the latter. My gym is CPG, which was next to Topps and their rent was jacked in Jan/Feb so they moved. My guess, and it is only a guess, is that the owner of the property is hoping to get a better deal from the CTA - saying that he has highly valuable rentable space.

[i_am_hydrogen]

Lollapalooza 2017: What is the City of Chicago Getting?
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/...hicago-getting

“We need to have a conversation again about whether a giant festival like Lollapalooza is an appropriate use for a public park, given the fact that so many residents have moved to the Loop area and their public space is uninhabitable perhaps for weeks,” said Friends of the Parks Executive Director Juanita Irizarry, who says her group is preparing a guide to present to public officials on how to regulate the use of public parks for concerts.