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Originally Posted by Mr Downtown
I suspect the real issue for U of C is that there are one or two property owner holdouts within this rectangle—the gas station, perhaps. This would certainly seem a proper use for redevelopment authority.
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That's what I meant when I said it wouldn't fit west of King. The U of C does not control all of the land in your footprint, and they could not likely plan a usable building on the parcels they do own. Certainly I would support the use of eminent domain here, but it seems like the U of C has decided to sidestep this issue by going after the wide open parkland across the street.
In principle, I don't like the idea of putting another huge building in the park, but I think it might be stronger from an urban design standpoint. A building with such stringent security requirements should not be next to a transit station; that land is better suited for walkable mixed use development, possibly the offices of the Obama Foundation which is not Federal.