Green building means construction recycling at Fountain View in Lincoln Square
Posted 1/25/2008 by Patrick Rollens
Site work has been ongoing since November at Fountain View, 2326 W Giddings Ave, Terra Firma's 18-unit condo development in the heart of Lincoln Square. The mixed-use project is also registered with the U.S. Green Building Council, the national nonprofit that operates the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating system.
Terra Firma constantly monitors the construction process and documents the requisite green building techniques for the LEED certification process, says Brad Leibov, a principal with the firm. Yo spoke with Leibov today to get the latest on the development, which bills itself as the first green mixed-use building in Chicago. When we last checked in, the developer had just finished tearing down the previous existing building on the site.
"We require our contractor to report to us on a regular basis," says Leibov. "One of [the] goals is to recycle 50 percent of the previous building's materials."
Leibov reported today that Terra Firma's contractor has succeeded in recycling 97 percent of the previous building's debris - well beyond the nominal number required by the city. In addition, the developer was able to use the underground foundation from the old building to partially support Fountain View's new underground parking garage.
Fountain View's two- and three-bedroom units range in size from 1,292 to 1,540 square feet. Prices begin in the $420s and top out near the $550s; heated underground parking begins at $30,000. Prudential Preferred Properties is marketing the units, and Terra Firma expects deliveries to begin in August.
Comments
1/25/08
English101 said:
This building looks beautiful. I can't think of any other new development on the Northside of Chicago with underground parking. That's going to make for some great retail space around that Plaza. Kudos to Lincoln Square. Let's bring this kind of development- green, real retail, underground parking, good design- to Wicker Park!
1/26/08
Stan said:
Quote: "Fountain View's two- and three-bedroom units range in size from 1,292 to 1,540 square feet. Prices begin in the $420s"
$420K for a 1292SF two-bedroom unit in that location… Are they kidding? Good luck to them trying to sell anything.
Dmac said:
This just in - Trib exposes the scandal involving developer payoffs for Aldermanic flouting of neighborhood zoning ordinances:
This is exactly the kind of stuff that got the previous Alderman in my ward (Matlak) booted out of office. Say what you will about the dreaded neighborhood activists, but they often represent the citizen's interests better than their elected representatives. The game's over.
paulj said:
Dem's and Do's and a few thousand bucks can ruin a city. I continue to call for an architectural review board for the City of Chicago made up of design professionals. We will never be a world class city until we have design control over the lawyers, politicians and (sorry) joe six-pack.
paulj said:
And I agree, the underground parking is fantastic should ba mandatory for ALL new developments, residential or commercial in the hopefully world class City of Chicago.
1/27/08
Roland Solinski said:
Underground parking is fantastically expensive on sites near the lake. There's a reason that even the most prestigious new buildings in Streeterville have above-ground garages.
irishpirate said:
Oh Roland,
don't you know that costs should take a back seat to PaulJ's sense of design.
Call it "The Pomposity of the Dope". Or perhaps the Audacity of the Dope.
Those of us who live in the real world realize that. Those of us who live in our mom's basement and don't pay taxes or ever see direct sunlight don't.
Matt said:
Recycling 50% of Construction Debris is Chicago City code and therefore is customary in any project in the city, green or not green. If the builder recycled 75% of construction waste they would be eligible for another LEED point, which is also very obtainable. There are a number of waste haulers capable of sorting and recycling over 75% of commingled construction debris.
10/9/08
spudart said:
Wow. half a million to live by a plaza that has people chatting all night long? Gidding Plaza is great. I love it. I love walking through it every day going home and to work. I love sitting there. But I couldn't imagine having my window facing it and hearing conversations all day long.
I am absolutely amazed that they recycled 97% of the materials from the previous site. Wow! Like I said, I walk by there every day, and I never saw any indication that they recycled materials from that site. I wonder how they went about that.
spudart said:
I wonder if they reused all the shirts and pants from the Big & Tall Men's store that previously occupied that spot.
10/19/08
surprised said:
I am very surprised that they are asking so much for so little square footage. They are asking 310 -350 per square feet : must be quite fancy. That is probably why they aren't even close to selling all the units in the building. Oh well - maybe the developers will recognize this and bring the prices down.