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Originally Posted by LouisVanDerWright
There is a glut of market rate stuff in Uptown because few market rate tenants want to live there! Do you know why that is? Because Uptown already has by far the largest institutional population in Chicago. This is why Uptown has continued to fester while every neighborhood to the north, south, and west has boomed. No one wants to live somewhere with roving bands of recovering drug addicts, people with mental conditions, and transients on every corner. The LAST thing Uptown needs is another load of low income citizens dumped on it. Then again, maybe we, as a city, have simply decided Uptown will forever be the dumping ground for all of our undesirables from now until the end of time.
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Originally Posted by Justin_Chicago
Have you seen the market rentals available? Most are old and undesirable. The units available are not to the standard set by new developments occurring in other neighborhoods. Uptown needs some fresh new development. Otherwise, people will skip it over and go to Lincoln Square, Bucktown, and Ukrainian Village. Logan Square is getting more development than Uptown and it lacks the attractive amenities that Uptown offers.
Also, define undesirable? Within walking distance of one of the largest parks on the lake front, a Target, music venues, rich ethnic eateries and a brand new train station? I am sorry, but too many vocal proponents in uptown are trying to prevent positive change in the community. People need to get pass the Helen Shiller Days.
The entire presentation I posted said that all of the proposals had issues reaching the required financing because the affordable percentage was too high, reiterating my point that a well-balanced mix is important.
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We're going to have to agree to disagree. I moved to Uptown instead of gentrified clone neighborhoods because I like the neighborhood the way it is now. If I wanted a neighborhood full of faux irish pubs and ironic fried chicken sandwiches, i'd move.
But even worse, the push back against the word affordable has been pretty disgusting. The "affordable" units at the JDL proposal for Maryville (dead?) were like $1,100+ for a 1 bedroom...that's hardly new SRO full of drunks. But for some reason, the community, still all hot and bothered after nearly a decade of Uptown Update inspired anti-poor rhetoric frothed at the very mention of the word affordable.
I was much more sympathetic to the anti-helen crowd when i first moved to Uptown. However, my attitude flips more to the other direction as each year passes as I encounter significant racism and anti-poor attitudes within the community. Shutting down legit shiit boxes like Lawrence House is one thing but I prefer Uptown remains a dense, affordable, port of entry neighborhood. Thankfully, it looks like the new SRO ordinance will pass which should really help preserve some of the character.
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I've read a review on it that had good things to say about it and I saw on Yelp there were about 700 reviews and 4 stars. Not to get into a Yelp discussion, but something like that is good to see.
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