Sorry that these are unedited... My gd photoshop somehow fucked up and I can't find my backup to reinstall. Irritated.....
400 N. Aberdeen
-Zoning from M2-3 to DX-5
-3 FAR (currently)
-55,000 sq ft site (Full Block)
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ESG Architecture & Design
-loading on and west side/parking access on the east (north side of the site/building)
-building set back 30-40’
-2 levels of parking (150 spaces)(all screened)
-400,000 sq ft -
SPECTULATIVE BUILDING
-16 floors &
240' approx
-2 outdoor patios per floor and they flip flop was the building rises
-level 16 amenity
-Leed Silver
-21 months of construction
-April 2020 construction start?
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$3.9 million toward the contribution to the city for the neighborhood opportunity fund
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property tax revenue would go to about $6,000,000 from $150,000 currently collected annually
-Alderman says "there’s going to be more density in this area"... (for those who were complaining) "it’s a forgone conclusion"
-Another central area plan being considered to expand Central Area west to Ashland…? (This is the 2nd time I've heard Burnett say this).
These next two almost made me LOL in the meeting just because of how much the context has changed over the past decade.
I'm sure there will be an article by Block Club Chicago in the next day or so. Look for better renderings and interview with two NIMBY's from the northside of the tracks.