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[Randomguy34]

Originally Posted by Razorback

Apologies for my ignorance here, but does this article confirm this project will be good to go with the height reduction and increased living units?

https://www.chicagoarchitecture.org/...ue-skyscraper/

There would still need to be approval from the zoning committee, which will still require Ald. Dowell's blessing. Still interesting that they won't have to go through the Plan Commission again. 738 units will do a lot for increasing local density.

[BVictor1]

Originally Posted by Randomguy34

There would still need to be approval from the zoning committee, which will still require Ald. Dowell's blessing. Still interesting that they won't have to go through the Plan Commission again. 738 units will do a lot for increasing local density.

This isn't Dowell's ward, it's 4th Ward, Sophia King.

[Randomguy34]

Originally Posted by BVictor1

This isn't Dowell's ward, it's 4th Ward, Sophia King.

That's good to know, she might be less compelled to listen to NIMBYs since less of her ward is in South Loop as compared to Dowell

[Mr Downtown]

Originally Posted by Razorback

Apologies for my ignorance here, but does this article confirm this project will be good to go with the height reduction and increased living units?

https://www.chicagoarchitecture.org/...ue-skyscraper/

No, "chicagoarchitecture" is a little confused. It just means no new Lakefront approval will be needed. Plan Commission and City Council approval are still needed to amend the PD.

[CrazyCres]

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[r18tdi]

Originally Posted by Mr Downtown

Plan Commission and City Council approval are still needed to amend the PD.

So any idea when that will happen? It doesn't seem like anything has changed since the February community meeting. What's the hold-up here?

[BVictor1]

Originally Posted by r18tdi

So any idea when that will happen? It doesn't seem like anything has changed since the February community meeting. What's the hold-up here?

The alderman will make her decision on whether to support the project next week.

The developers want to go before plan commission/zoning/city council by July.

They'd hope to resume construction this fall.

[lakeshoredrive]

Any interesting tidbits from the zoom meeting yesterday?

[Mr Downtown]

^No, just a weird rerun of the February meeting, with lawyer, developer, and architect going through the same slide deck.

I had forgotten that the new plan doesn't even include a little dry-cleaners space. No retail at all.

[SamInTheLoop]

^ No retail whatsoever?

Now if Ald. King does enforce some sort of change, I hope that's what it is. I mean give me 300 sq ft of some shop or service!

[LouisVanDerWright]

Originally Posted by SamInTheLoop

^ No retail whatsoever?

Now if Ald. King does enforce some sort of change, I hope that's what it is. I mean give me 300 sq ft of some shop or service!

Isn't she the one persecuting wig shops or something like that elsewhere in her ward?

[Razorback]

What

Originally Posted by LouisVanDerWright

Isn't she the one persecuting wig shops or something like that elsewhere in her ward?

[the urban politician]

Does that part of Michigan Avenue even support street level retail?

[r18tdi]

Originally Posted by the urban politician

Does that part of Michigan Avenue even support street level retail?

There seems to be plenty of retail north and south of the location, so yes?

[left of center]

Originally Posted by the urban politician

Does that part of Michigan Avenue even support street level retail?

I feel like the building itself will have enough tenants to provide a steady enough stream of customers to a business at the base, let alone all the surrounding developments.

If we want the southern end of Boul Mich to be vibrant and active, its gotta be more than just apartment building lobbies.

[Tom In Chicago]

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[Mikelacey45]

I wonder if this affect the height of the building now?

[SamInTheLoop]

Originally Posted by the urban politician

Does that part of Michigan Avenue even support street level retail?

For sure. We'd only be talking about a small amount of retail space here in any event. And literally any corridor can be over-retailed these days, granted. I mean the Mag mile in aggregate right now is quite over-retailed because of all the higher-floor retail space that is either empty, about to be empty, devoted to the dying department store format or otherwise functionally on its last legs.

It is a good question though for many new highrises - I question more the many mid-rise/high-rise projects on random streets/intersections in River North, for example, in terms of asking whether there has been a bit too much retail space added for the market, and specifically the changing nature of retail. On the plus side, you have the space available to accommodate different types of retail/services etc that gain traction in the future.....the downside of course is that some of this space could sit dark for a long time until then.

[SamInTheLoop]

Originally Posted by Mikelacey45

I wonder if this affect the height of the building now?

I don't know if you are getting at this as well, but my question is more around what happens to the firm now and what impact that might have if any on their yet to be built projects such as this one.

[sentinel]

Originally Posted by SamInTheLoop

I don't know if you are getting at this as well, but my question is more around what happens to the firm now and what impact that might have if any on their yet to be built projects such as this one.

Most firms, especially as big and well-known as JAHN, usually have succession plans in place, and I suspect that has already been enacted, possibly as soon as Jahn was declared dead.