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spyguy · #**15981** Posted **Jun 17, 2012, 11:00 PM**

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Is there any info on the residential component of New City? I'm curious about the rowhouses south of Eastman. They show up in some renderings but not others. The very fact that they are included shows how the architects are thinking urban, though.

The midrise portion has a mixture of about 80 market rate, affordable, and public housing apartments. The tower has ~190 apartments.

The retail component will add another new grocery store to this area - a huge 80k sf Mariano's. I believe the theater part will be run by ArcLight Cinemas, an LA-based chain, and there might be a Dick's Sporting Goods (apparently the first in the city?). I'd expect the rest of the retail space to be filled by the usual suspects you'd see in a decent mall - H&M, Sephora, Puma, etc.

ChiPhi · #**15982** Posted **Jun 18, 2012, 3:24 AM**

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Does anyone know how the new Sono tower is doing? I imagine like any rental it's doing well. That should be a pretty good indicator of the feasibility of this project to begin with.

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Originally Posted by spyguy

Nordstrom Rack - Sheffield and Weed

All box-stores should be required to have roof parking like this. Obviously Nordstrom Rack and target are very different wrt spacial needs, shopping experience, and product, though. Just a pretty urban compromise for those who want to drive. And, more so at a place like target, driving really makes more sense for many people.

george · #**15983** Posted **Jun 18, 2012, 2:03 PM**

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Color Jam - State & Adams

J_M_Tungsten · #**15984** Posted **Jun 18, 2012, 4:08 PM**

^sweet! I was wondering how that was looking!

Marcu · #**15985** Posted **Jun 19, 2012, 4:20 PM**

http://yochicago.com/the-infamous-ho...auction/27140/

The “infamous hole” on Clark Street is headed for auction

What NBC Chicago referred to as the “infamous hole” at 7070 N Clark St in Rogers Park is apparently headed for auction after languishing in uncertainty for half a dozen years.

The property was listed for sale in 2009 for $3,950,000 as a “partially constructed 5-story 32-unit development project.” The price was reduced to $2,950,000 in March of 2010 and it was taken off the market in April of this year.

george · #**15986** Posted **Jun 19, 2012, 7:30 PM**

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This is lookin' good...

Rizzo · #**15987** Posted **Jun 19, 2012, 9:43 PM**

I remember visiting Chicago in the early 2000's, parking in the garage across the street and seeing the walls around those ornate gothic arches absolutely caked in graffiti.

pyropius · #**15988** Posted **Jun 19, 2012, 10:19 PM**

Does anyone know what's going on with the Bridgeview Bank tower at Broadway and Lawrence in Uptown? They've taken off chunks of the facade to do what appears like some kind of repair work.

Baronvonellis · #**15989** Posted **Jun 20, 2012, 1:29 AM**

You are correct, they are doing repair work at the Broadway bank to restore the facade.

Rizzo · #**15990** Posted **Jun 20, 2012, 2:20 AM**

I feel like they've been working on that bank forever. Hopefully we'll see the same attention to the Uptown Theater sometime in the near future.

jboy560 · #**15991** Posted **Jun 20, 2012, 6:14 AM**

I went to Chinatown today (Lao Sze Chuan - delicious!) and I noticed a development called "Windfall Square," I believe. Does anybody know anything about it? The entire billboard was in Chinese, but it was posted on Archer and Wentworth if I remember correctly.

george · #**15992** Posted **Jun 20, 2012, 8:30 AM**

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Jones College Prep

emathias · #**15993** Posted **Jun 20, 2012, 1:20 PM**

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Originally Posted by jboy560

I went to Chinatown today (Lao Sze Chuan - delicious!) and I noticed a development called "Windfall Square," I believe. Does anybody know anything about it? The entire billboard was in Chinese, but it was posted on Archer and Wentworth if I remember correctly.

This may or may not be related, but the City is talking about building a larger library for Chinatown on that intersection, and it would not be free-standing from what I understand.

Rizzo · #**15994** Posted **Jun 20, 2012, 2:35 PM**

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This may or may not be related, but the City is talking about building a larger library for Chinatown on that intersection, and it would not be free-standing from what I understand.

I seem to remember renderings and everyone being very pleased with the design

orulz · #**15995** Posted **Jun 20, 2012, 3:14 PM**

Here is the rendering of the building planned at the SW corner of Archer/Wentworth that would house a library.

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I don't think this was posted here already.

Chinatown library looks to escape bind
New library building close to moving forward at Archer and Wentworth

http://www.chicagojournal.com/News/0...to_escape_bind

george · #**15996** Posted **Jun 20, 2012, 3:36 PM**

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Mikemak27 · #**15997** Posted **Jun 20, 2012, 5:15 PM**

Sterling Bay, which has purchased the 1000 W. Fulton St., Fulton Market Cold Storage warehouse, is close to signing their first tenant. They have also asked the city if they could demolish a few older buildings just to the west of this building so that they can build another commercial building up to 180,000 sq ft.

http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.co...ton-st-project

Also, Google is close to signing a lease at the Merchandise Mart for 500,000 sq ft. I'm not sure how that's possible considering the article also states that the Mart is 97% leased, but maybe some tenants are moving out. Almost all of the Libertyville Motorola Mobility employees will be moved to the site. Google wants the Mart owner to build a roof deck on it.

http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.co...ise-mart-lease

Via Chicago · #**15998** Posted **Jun 20, 2012, 5:16 PM**

http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.co...ise-mart-lease

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Google in advanced talks for big Merchandise Mart lease

(Crain's) — The Merchandise Mart has emerged as the likely destination of Google Inc., which is in talks for a lease that could exceed 500,000 square feet and would allow the technology behemoth to put a new stamp on the 82-year-old structure.
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At Google's request, Vornado would add a roof deck on the 4.2-million-square-foot Merchandise Mart, giving Google employees spectacular views along the Chicago River, the sources say.

Assuming it goes through, its awesome news. The Mart has really come into its own in the past few years.

ChiPhi · #**15999** Posted **Jun 20, 2012, 6:05 PM**

^^^
I was looking at that earlier today and, damn, Google employees will have a great view from that roof deck. Especially if River Pointe and Wolf Point get built... Just surrounded by skyscrapers...

Vlajos · #**16000** Posted **Jun 20, 2012, 6:08 PM**

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Originally Posted by ChiPhi

^^^
I was looking at that earlier today and, damn, Google employees will have a great view from that roof deck. Especially if River Pointe and Wolf Point get built... Just surrounded by skyscrapers...

A park at Wolf Point would make the views that much better.