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harryc · #**42841** Posted **Sep 20, 2018, 5:36 PM**

Sept 14

Shoring up the loading dock.

Old school fireproofing ? - Steel beams packed with brick.

Carefully removing the old cladding.

harryc · #**42842** Posted **Sep 20, 2018, 6:25 PM**

Aug 31

The Pimp · #**42843** Posted **Sep 20, 2018, 7:38 PM**

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Originally Posted by Near North Resident

sounds to me they are squeaking to the press to get better terms of their new sears tower lease...

Hopefully United will pressure Blackstone to rename the building if they stay.

King of Chicago · #**42844** Posted **Sep 20, 2018, 10:24 PM**

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Originally Posted by The Pimp

Hopefully United will pressure Blackstone to rename the building if they stay.

United Tower?

harryc · #**42845** Posted **Sep 20, 2018, 11:27 PM**

Aug 22

marothisu · #**42846** Posted **Sep 21, 2018, 1:49 AM**

There's a few notable zoning applications up for:

* 1700-1714 N Western Ave. Proposed new 5 story, 60 unit (78 feet 8 inches) building with 26 parking spots. TOD. Ground floor retail/commercial space. Just a few buildings south of that other proposal along the 606 that is supposed to replace that gas station with something like 150 units.

* The small parking lot on the south side of School St just west of Clark St. Proposal is a new 5 story, 22 unit building with 12 parking spaces. I believe just across the street is where a proposed high rise is.

r18tdi · #**42847** Posted **Sep 21, 2018, 6:08 PM**

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Originally Posted by marothisu

* 1700-1714 N Western Ave. Proposed new 5 story, 60 unit (78 feet 8 inches) building with 26 parking spots. TOD. Ground floor retail/commercial space. Just a few buildings south of that other proposal along the 606 that is supposed to replace that gas station with something like 150 units.

This one, I think? https://blockclubchicago.org/2018/08...e-handle-this/

marothisu · #**42848** Posted **Sep 21, 2018, 6:33 PM**

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Originally Posted by r18tdi

This one, I think? https://blockclubchicago.org/2018/08...e-handle-this/

Yep. Nice. That whole immediate area will (hopefully) change for the better in the next few years. Don't forget that across the street there's another building that'll go up. I think a few other small ones too nearby.

ChiPlanner · #**42849** Posted **Sep 21, 2018, 6:56 PM**

There's a proposed amendment in the zoning applications to turn Clark Street from Albion to Touhy (Rogers Park) into a pedestrian street. This would open up the blocks roughly from Farwell to Albion to TOD development. These blocks in particular have a lot of sub-par strip malls and underutilized commercial space ripe for redevelopment. Exciting!

the urban politician · #**42850** Posted **Sep 21, 2018, 8:36 PM**

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Originally Posted by r18tdi

This one, I think? https://blockclubchicago.org/2018/08...e-handle-this/

NIMBYs complaining that trains are too crowded are a bit more tolerable than than pro-parking asshats, but I love this little tidbit:

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“It just seems like the neighborhood is getting very, very dense,” said Pruett, who has lived in the Bucktown/Logan Square area for more than 30 years.

“I kinda liked the used car lots on Western. It gave the neighborhood some character. I don’t mind losing them, and I think this is a lovely building,” she said. “But I am curious how many more of these large buildings we’re going to let into the neighborhood.”

Yeah, them charming used car lots.... How quaint

King of Chicago · #**42851** Posted **Sep 21, 2018, 9:48 PM**

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Originally Posted by Notyrview

^ that is good public art

I agree! It would be great to preserve this somehow, and put it in a park somewhere.

King of Chicago · #**42852** Posted **Sep 21, 2018, 9:52 PM**

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Originally Posted by r18tdi

This one, I think? https://blockclubchicago.org/2018/08...e-handle-this/

That is one gorgeous looking building! Love it!!

Is this building going to replace the crappy used-car lot there?

LouisVanDerWright · #**42853** Posted **Sep 21, 2018, 10:18 PM**

To be fair, a handful of the used car lots are charming, like the OK Deal (like I can't believe someone named a used car dealership that lol) that was brought up here the other day.

Mr Downtown · #**42854** Posted **Sep 22, 2018, 2:49 AM**

OK Used Cars was a registered service mark used by Chevrolet dealers all across the country for their used car operations.

Tom Spaulding on Flickr

Busy Bee · #**42855** Posted **Sep 22, 2018, 3:08 AM**

The "charm" of a car lot usually boils down to 1) whether or not you have an adolescent or early adulthood memory of or connection to said dealership, and 2) whether or not it has a cool sign. I mean, am I right?

LouisVanDerWright · #**42856** Posted **Sep 22, 2018, 3:22 AM**

Random non city center development question? Anyone know what that crazy tall warehouse structure they are building just West of I-39 on I-88 is? It's like 10 floors high clear ceiling. Totally crazy structure.

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Originally Posted by Mr Downtown

OK Used Cars was a registered service mark used by Chevrolet dealers all across the country for their used car operations.

Tom Spaulding on Flickr

It's actually called "OK'd USED CARS" which is similar too, but not the same as the Chevy brand you posted. It was probably an intentional similarity so when they rip off their customers Chevy gets the call.

Mr Downtown · #**42857** Posted **Sep 22, 2018, 4:33 AM**

Most likely it had previously been a Chevy dealer, which used both forms of speech as trade and service marks in various contexts. I'll look it up if you tell me where the lot is located.

SolarWind · #**42858** Posted **Sep 22, 2018, 7:38 AM**

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