Payless building to become artist lofts
Supportive housing snub riles activists
By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER
he Chicago Department of Planning and Development has given preliminary approval to a proposal that would convert the six-story Morris B. Sachs Building at 2800 N. Milwaukee to affordable housing for artists.
...The building will be LEED certified as a green building and include a rooftop garden, solar heating for water and possibly a wind turbine for electricity in common areas, Sciortino said.
"Queen's Landing" is the name for the quayside in Monroe Harbor where Queen Elizabeth II disembarked from the royal yacht in 1959, when she visited to mark the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway.
After a couple of bad accidents in the 1980s, the city's acting transportation commissioner ordered a pedestrian signal installed on Lake Shore Drive at this location. About four years ago, Mayor Daley somehow became convinced that the signal was impeding traffic flow and imperiously ordered its removal.
Calls for its reinstallation, including some from Ald. Reilly, have been met with suspicious footdragging at CDOT, and spurious claims that they are "studying" the signal timing. In the summer, young tourists vault over the barricades. There will be another bad accident soon. I can only hope it isn't fatal.
Payless building to become artist lofts
Supportive housing snub riles activists
By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER
he Chicago Department of Planning and Development has given preliminary approval to a proposal that would convert the six-story Morris B. Sachs Building at 2800 N. Milwaukee to affordable housing for artists.
...The building will be LEED certified as a green building and include a rooftop garden, solar heating for water and possibly a wind turbine for electricity in common areas, Sciortino said.
Good news. I was just admiring this building the other day and hoped that good use could be made out of such a simple, pleasant structure. It will certainly provide a nice home for those who have been priced out of Wicker Park.
I'd actually like to see a bridge over LSD at BF, rather than an underground tunnel, but I'll take either one. Its ridiculous that there isnt one on that spot, if you think about it.
he Chicago Department of Planning and Development has given preliminary approval to a proposal that would convert the six-story Morris B. Sachs Building at 2800 N. Milwaukee to affordable housing for artists.
What's impressive is that a developer apparently managed to acheive a quintessential community-vision focus group circle jerk wet dream ("affordable housing for artists") without a straight up TIF subsidy. I hope they've got their financial ducks in a row and this happens, sounds like a cool project.
What's impressive is that a developer apparently managed to acheive a quintessential community-vision focus group circle jerk wet dream ("affordable housing for artists") without a straight up TIF subsidy. I hope they've got their financial ducks in a row and this happens, sounds like a cool project.
.I agree. .........isn't this building a duplication for the "artist colony building" at Milwaukee & Damen (where they have the "Around the Coyote" Festival each year) ? ....I know it's a mile north of that building, but still quite a concentration for the artist community ! (not that I'm complaining) !
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Also, has anyone seen the new rendering of 2800 Lincoln up at YoChicago? I'm not sure if we're allowed to post their pictures so the link will have to suffice...
Also, has anyone seen the new rendering of 2800 Lincoln up at YoChicago? I'm not sure if we're allowed to post their pictures so the link will have to suffice...
Spotted a neighborhood development. Nothing extraordinary, though somewhat unique because it's on a corner slice of a 6-corner intersection (Diversey/Lincoln). That's one property type for which we haven't seen a cookie-cutter "new condo building" in this boom. This is a rather small lot, that is currently just a bunch of gravel. Looks like 9 units + 1 corner retail spot. I wonder if the gods will smile and have the corner retail space be something other than a bank branch, real estate broker's office, or cell phone store? Is even a mere Cold Stone Creamery or some such too much to ask?
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