CHICAGO | General Developments

[spyguy]

Chicago and Main is now going to be an office tower and not that ugly, ugly condo building that was proposed years ago.

80k sf office, retail, 203 parking spaces (!)



Eastwood (1700 Central)
78 apartments and 13k sf retail


AMLI Evanston (Chicago and Kedzie)
214 apartments

[pyropius]

Will the AMLI development in Evanston stretch all the way from Kedzie to Keeney?

[pip]

oh man Lakeview residents are going to throw a fit lol. Two Walmats on the same street in one neighborhood, Lakeview.

[BWChicago]

Originally Posted by pip

oh man Lakeview residents are going to throw a fit lol. Two Walmats on the same street in one neighborhood, Lakeview.

That's been a very quiet block, too.

[HowardL]

Originally Posted by pip

oh man Lakeview residents are going to throw a fit lol. Two Walmats on the same street in one neighborhood, Lakeview.

I live a couple of blocks east of there. While I probably would not ever stop in a Wal-Mart, I don't have any huge issues with it. That stretch of Bway is dead. Something to liven it up is a plus.

As long as they don't screw up a sort of cool old building, I'm cool with whomever selling whatever they want to sell.

[Mr Downtown]

I don't know why people keep talking about these "Wal-Marts" as something strange or exotic. They're ordinary small grocery stores, nothing more.

[lakeviewer]

Originally Posted by Hayward

So basically they are looking to move further north instead of the old Borders location at Clark and Broadway

No, they are planning on opening up both locations, 3636 will be Wal Mart Express according to the Lake View Wast Chamber.

[J_M_Tungsten]

Today

Wicker park
Milwaukee


Near North ave and Damen

[ChiTownCity]

I've always hated 1 story buildings. The ones in the second pic are just plain awful, but at least they are built to the property line.....

[sammyg]

Originally Posted by ChiTownCity

I've always hated 1 story buildings. The ones in the second pic are just plain awful, but at least they are built to the property line.....

They replace a parking lot, so baby steps.

[J_M_Tungsten]

Originally Posted by ChiTownCity

I've always hated 1 story buildings. The ones in the second pic are just plain awful, but at least they are built to the property line.....

I agree, but it definitely binds the neighborhood better now. Also, the dog in the altima makes for a decent pic!

[J_M_Tungsten]

Today

[Rizzo]

^ Thanks for the photo. I'm not the biggest fan of the school. Too heavy IMO. But I look down onto the rooftop which is nicely done.

[george]

Thanks for the updates, JMT. The Wicker Park storefront boxes are plain, but they're a welcome addition to the context of the neighborhood considering what they've replaced.

[ChiTownCity]

^Of course I'd take it over a parking/vacant lot any day, but I just can't make it a habit of always accepting the absolute minimum that can be done....

[Nowhereman1280]

To be honest I don't have any problem with one story retail buildings like this. They are part of a long Chicago tradition of one story retail buildings. It's not like older examples of these kind of plain one story retail structures are rare. They are all over the place.

I'm actually quite afraid we will lose most of the funky 1 story buildings constructed in Chicago's outer neighborhoods during the 1950's and 1960's to new development. Stuff like this:

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=chicag...,47.95,,0,9.41

and this:

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=chicag...165.62,,0,3.26

is very much a part of our city's fabric and should be preserved. These are also relatively tame examples, but I can't find the funkier ones I've seen on google maps right now.

[Via Chicago]

Originally Posted by Nowhereman1280

To be honest I don't have any problem with one story retail buildings like this. They are part of a long Chicago tradition of one story retail buildings. It's not like older examples of these kind of plain one story retail structures are rare. They are all over the place.

I'm actually quite afraid we will lose most of the funky 1 story buildings constructed in Chicago's outer neighborhoods during the 1950's and 1960's to new development. Stuff like this:

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=chicag...,47.95,,0,9.41

and this:

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=chicag...165.62,,0,3.26

is very much a part of our city's fabric and should be preserved. These are also relatively tame examples, but I can't find the funkier ones I've seen on google maps right now.

I think you have a point, I don't mind these new ones either. The architecture is a bit pedestrian but as infill it serves its purpose quite well. To be honest, I kind of like them.

[ChiTownCity]

if they put some giant signage on them (enough to fill most of that blank space) then I could see it looking a lot better. I don't mind 1 story buildings in general when they are helping give variation to a streetwall, but an entire block being 1 floor isn't flattering at all. They seem like they're built for people who either have a terrible fear of heights or from a person that saved just enough money to meet the minimum requirement for the parcel....

[Rizzo]

Originally Posted by J_M_Tungsten

Today

Wicker park
Milwaukee

This was covered in more graffiti today. It fits right in with the neighborhood!

Originally Posted by J_M_Tungsten

Near North ave and Damen

I think the scale is fine, and I really don't mind it being 1 story. But the facade is rather bland....making it contextually poor for Wicker Park and Bucktown with their intense fine grain architecture.

[spyguy]

http://navypiervision.com/

Includes the expansion of the Children's Museum and Shakespeare Theater, a hotel, new grassy areas, and more retail. Architects will be chosen via global competition.