Beat Meeting-CAPS Beat 1224 10/5/16 Thank you everyone for attending and being a part of the conversation about our community. Thank you to restaurant and bar owners who were also present. Attending the Beat Meeting is a recommend part of the liquor license holder and shows the community, City of...
210 N. Carpenter (Sterling Bay)
Development Proposal On Monday, October 10, 2016, Fred Krol and other representatives from Sterling Bay and Katie Jahnke Dale from DLA Piper presented a proposed office building to be located on Lake between Aberdeen and Carpenter (Ward 27). The building would span the entire width of the block along Lake,...
845 W. Madison (H2O Site)
Development Proposal On Monday, September 12, 2016, Chad Broderick from the John Buck Company, Tom Weeks of Lendlease Development, and Greg Randall from GREC Architects presented an updated concept for a proposed development at 845 W. Madison (H2O site). The site was originally proposed as a four-building complex on top...
NOWL night at Kit and Ace 9.29.16
Last night it was NOWL night at Kit and Ace and one of the developers involved in many past, current and future West Loop projects, Jeff Shapack, addressed a crowd of about fifty West Loop residents, including Ald. Burnett (27th Ward.) Mr. Shapack, founder & CEO of Shapack Partners, shared his experiences...
1134 W. Washington – Publishing House B&B
Development Proposal On Monday, September 12, 2016, owner Shawn Uldridge presented Publishing House Bed & Breakfast, which is planned to open at 1134 W. Washington Blvd in the spring of 2017. The former Museum of Holography, the building includes a garden/basement level and three stories above. The project will include...
905 & 942 W. Fulton – Thor
Development Proposal On Monday, August 8, 2016, Geoff Ross from Thor Equities and Krista Weir of Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture presented two proposed office/retail building developments along Fulton Street. The first development involves the restoration and expansion of two existing historic buildings on the southwest corner of Fulton and Peoria (905...
855 W. Adams – Acosta Ezgur
Development Proposal On Monday, August 8, 2016, representatives from Acosta Ezgur, Fitzgerald Architects, and Crayton Advisors presented a proposed 168 ft (15-story) building along Peoria between Adams and Jackson (211 S. Peoria/855 W. Adams). The building, which would replace an existing two-story commercial building and parking lot, would include 267...
801 W. Lake – Shapack Partners
Development Proposal On Monday, August 8, 2016, Jeff Shapack from Shapack Partners and Tim Anderson from Focus Development presented a proposed 20-story (240 ft) extended-stay hotel on the southwest corner of Lake and Halsted (178 N. Halsted/801 W. Lake). The site sits within the “Lake Street Business and Service” area...
The Neighborhood Plan Update 9.30.16
As announced at the June 20 Community Meeting on Development, Neighbors of West Loop, working with the community and other local organizations, has embarked on an effort to develop the Neighborhood Plan, a resident-driven vision for the future of the West Loop. Building on the June 20 meeting, which was...
CAPS Beat 1224 – August Meeting
Beat Meeting-CAPS Beat 1224 8/3/16 Thank you everyone for attending and being a part of the conversation about our community. Thank you to restaurant and bar owners who were also present. Attending the Beat Meeting is a recommend part of the liquor license holder and shows the community, City of...