27th Ward

310 N. Sangamon (PVJS Company)

Development Proposal On Monday, January 8, 2018, representatives from PVJS Company (owner/developer), Solomon Cordwell Buenz (architect), and DLA Piper (attorney) presented a proposal for a twelve-story (165 ft) office building located at 310 N. Sangamon, the current Amerigas site one block east of Google and across an alley from Ace...

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330, 333, 360 N. Green & 345 N. Sangamon (Sterling Bay)

Development Proposal On December 11, 2017, Anthony Hrusovsky of Sterling Bay, along with Brett Taylor of Gensler presented proposal for four structures over three parcels.  The properties reviewed were: 330 N. Green Street, formerly the Coyne College (read the development questionnaire here) 333 N. Green Street, formerly the Coyne College...

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310 N. Peoria (MRR Palmer Square)

Development Proposal On December 11, 2017, Michael Ezgur (Acosta Ezgur, LLC), Howard Hirsch (Hirsch Associates, LLC), and Relu Stan (Fulton Market Kitchen) presented a proposal to rehab the 4-story structure located at 310 N.  Peoria Street.  The proposal includes rehabilitation of the existing structure and the addition of a 5th story.  To...

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State of the 27th Ward (2017)

On Tuesday, November 7, 2017 Neighbors of West Loop hosted a “State of the 27th Ward” event at Haymarket Pub & Brewery (737 W. Randolph). During the event, Alderman Walter Burnett led a discussion about current topics of interest in the 27th Ward and the West Loop as a whole, including public...

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725 W. Randolph (Related Midwest)

Development Proposal On Monday, October 9, representatives of Related Midwest presented a proposal for a 680 ft (58-story) hotel/apartment building/gym located on the south side of Randolph between the expressway and Halsted. The developer has purchased all of the buildings on the parcel between Randolph and Court Place (including the...

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900 W. Randolph (Related Midwest/Tucker Development)

(Refer to a prior presentation on this property here.) Development Proposal On Monday, October 9, Curt Bailey, Ann Thompson, and Mike Ellch of Related Midwest and Rich and Aaron Tucker of Tucker Development presented an updated proposal for a high-rise residential project on Peoria Street just north of Randolph. This project...

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801 W. Lake/167 N. Green – Third Presentation (Shapack Partners)

(Please see our earlier blog post for an overview of Shapack Partners’ second presentation on this development at the NoWL Development Committee’s November, 2016 meeting.) Second Updated Proposal On Monday, September 11, 2017, Jeff Shapack returned a third time to present to the Development Committee about this project, now known as...

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NoWL Statement on Draft West Loop Design Guidelines

September 18, 2017 Re:  Draft West Loop Design Guidelines Dear Mr. Garcia, Neighbors of West Loop (NoWL) would like to thank the City Department of Planning & Development (DPD) for initiating the process of creating design guidelines for the portion of the West Loop located west of I-90/94 and for...

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820 W. Fulton Market (Thor Equities)

Development Proposal Monday evening, May 10, 2017, on behalf of Thor Properties, Sophie Bidek of Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture and Katie Jahnke Dale of DLA Piper Law presented a proposal for the construction/rehabilitation of the 820 W. Fulton Market properties (816-824 W. Fulton Market).  The proposal includes the renovation of an...

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