Something seems terribly wrong that our city has grantd approval for this monstrosity to be built next to this histrorical home…

The City should also form a committee that reviews floor plans to ensure buyers that they don't suck. Oh wait, that's supposed to be the permit intake project manaager's job but they don't look at them or know what they're even looking at…Prairie 21s plans are awful.

1. Point of order, it is in the defined Prairie
District, just not the Landmarked portion.
The home and coach house is being restored
by the homeowners.

2. The building in question at 2110 S. Prairie
is not Landmarked, but has a preservation
easement - so with the McCormick place folks
wanting to eminant domain the property to the
south for a hotel complex, it will be be
interesting to see how the 2110 building
easement will stand up against eminent
domain case with McCormick Place, if they
also want this parcel.

The property across the street is where the
Alter group wants to build two hotels and
commerical space (and casino-eeek).

3. Prairie 2100 -You can thank the likes of the
GSLA for allowing such projects without
sufficient local review or addressing issues
you raise, like integration with existing
street or character, which is required in the
Near South Community Plan for this street.

4. To the North, across 21st Street is where
Rokas wanted to rezone for a 45 story tower;
despite PDNA raising issues with the size,
the hidden upzoning needs, the fact that
the developer had yet to complete a project
in Chicago, wanted the option to make the
building 1&2br rentals, and clearly was
unable to demonstrate the financial means to
take on such a project, the GSLA decided to
sneak around the local residents objections
and write a letter of support for the
project. (A letter they will not public to
impacted local residents).

Nice job GSLA; shortly after, it was reported
that Rokas was sued by partner for allegedly
double dipping project funds to try and by
this property.
His other project, 2100 Indiana project is
reportadly going into receivership, and it is
now being reported from city officials, the
developer has left the country, claiming
immigration problems. Great, Let's give
the keys to the city to anyone who calls
themselves a developer and can arrange an LLC.

They could always move the home somewhere there is some land. Perhaps they could move it to the district proper or something to that effect.

I love these remarkably old and beautiful buildings. There are still some left around Chicago; plenty left in older run down neighborhoods. Its sort of sad actually; Detroit has a lot too.

There are blocks on part of the south side that this reminds me of. A few beautiful old buildings surrounded largely by vacant lots.

Is Prairie 21 still even alive? Their website says deliveries begin in 2008. That lot hasnt been touched yet other than that sign.

Actually, putting a casino in this area would be a backhanded way of honoring its "history." The Prairie District is pretty close to the old Levee district where all sorts of illegal activities flourished until WWI.

On second thought, a casino down here would be great! Our city could grow rich on all the money dumped into the casino by rich traveling businessmen staying near McCormick Place and beyond…

Sure, Stokes, just as the old First Ward (or at least Kenna and Coughlin) grew rich on all the money "dumped" on them by the casinos and "resorts."