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Yay! Another parking lot down (hopefully) and one in the southern part of the Loop this time.

Originally Posted by Nowhereman1280

^ Here it is:

Dorm developer doubles down in East Loop

(Crain’s) — The owner of a new 456-bed dormitory in the East Loop wants to pack another 1,221 students into a planned 37-story high-rise next door.

A joint venture including Chicago-based real estate investment firms L&H Real Estate Group and Brownstone Realty & Development Co. has asked the city to approve a zoning change that would allow the new dorm at 51-67 E. Van Buren St. The tower would connect with the Buckingham, a 27-story former office building immediately to the east that the same developers converted into student housing last year.

The new project is a bold bet that rising enrollments at downtown colleges will continue to spur demand for student housing, despite the darkening economy. Student housing is considered a recession-resistant property sector, driven more by demographics — as the so-called echo boom generation reaches college age — than by economic cycles.

Rest of Article:
http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.co...ws.pl?id=31498

Yay for more educational building in Chicago!