Development Proposal On Monday, January 09, 2017, Johnny Carlson of Trammell Crow Chicago Development Inc. along with Aaron Roseth of ESG Architects presented a proposed 19-story (~198 ft.) residential and retail building for the property at 213 – 233 N. Ogden and 1367 – 1377 N. Fulton Market. Currently the...
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WCA/MPC Plan – NoWL Perspective
In May of 2016 the West Central Association (WCA), the chamber of commerce for the West Loop, Near West Side, University Village/Little Italy, and Illinois Medical District, retained the services of the Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC) to compile guidelines for future growth in the WCA service area. The WCA, MPC,...
Union West Update
(Please click here for the initial post about this development.) A community meeting was held for this development on Wednesday, December 14, 2016. Despite the cold temperatures, over 100 people attended the event. Due to Alderman Solis’s absence from the meeting, it was announced that it would not be considered...
801 W. Lake – Second Presentation (Shapack Partners)
(Please see our earlier blog post for an overview of Shapack Partners’ first presentation on this development at the NoWL Development Committee’s August meeting.) Updated Proposal On Monday, November 14, 2016, Jeff Shapack and his team returned to the Development Committee to present updates to the proposed property: The developers...
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...