Category: Urban planning
In-Spired: how will the massive Chicago Spire relate to its site, city?
In this video, Chicago Spire architect Santiago Calatrava talks about how the massive 2,000-foot tower, planned to be the tallest exclusively reside [...]
Have new developments resurrected Howard Street?
Howard Street separates suburban Evanston from Chicago for a long stretch, which is part of why resurrecting it has been a real challenge. Planning [...]
Comment of the day: move Children's Museum to Logan Square
"See, in Logan Square people would flip out to get a major cultural institution like that - I suspect lots of neighborhoods would also appreciate the [...]
Developer smackdown, round X: who's crazier, buyers in the West Loop or the South Loop?
In the final round of our developer smackdown, Keith Giles (representing the South Loop) and David Chase (representing the West Loop) talk about how [...]
Quote of the day: city shouldn't take over Western Avenue in Lincoln Square
"There’s nothing wrong with this block. It’s a great place to do business. We’ve been here since 1984. We have a list of about 2,500 patients. People [...]
Developer smackdown, round IX: better urban planning in South Loop or West Loop?
The South Loop and the West Loop presented rare opportunities for Chicago. After the departure of industry and the railroads, these areas were, to v [...]
Chicago trailer park could be replaced with 960 homes
It's a grand name for a trailer park, "Harbour Point Estates," but maybe that moniker will suit the development of up to 960 homes proposed for the [...]
Developer smackdown, round VIII: parking in South Loop vs West Loop
Parking has gotten more difficult in both the South Loop and the West Loop. In which neighborhood is it more difficult to park? Should it be easy to [...]
Your tax dollars at work
The streetscape improvement projects along Lincoln Avenue and Clark Street that we've been watching over the course of the construction season are ju [...]
Shiller to discuss proposed Uptown development tonight
Few posts attract more robust comments on YoChicago than those dealing with development in Uptown, which is why tonight's meeting with Ald Helen Shill [...]
Five Chicago-area neighborhoods sign on to LEED pilot program
We posted recently about a green building initiative in the South Chicago neighborhood, part of the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED for Neighborhoo [...]
Plan Commission approves three new developments
The Chicago Plan Commission gave the green light to three developments Friday. Here's a quick overview:
Loomis-Laflin Lofts, LLC, got the commission [...]
A green proposal for South Chicago, part two
More from last Tuesday's Community Development Commission meeting: Robert Kern, manager of Chicago Lakefront, LLC, and Steven Segal, senior VP at VO [...]
A green proposal for South Chicago
At last Tuesday's meeting of the Community Development Commission, we heard two developers' proposals for a new green project in the South Chicago c [...]
TIF proposal stirs residents of Austin
Several dozen residents of the Austin neighborhood came out Tuesday to the Community Development Commission monthly meeting, looking for answers about [...]
Land deals are first step in South Chicago green project
The Community Development Commission approved the sale of two parcels in South Chicago Tuesday, marking the first step in the development of a LEED-ce [...]
South Chicago community going green
The Community Development Commission on Tuesday approved the participation of five developers in a massive green redevelopment project in the South Ch [...]
$40 million slapdown of the day
"After meeting with many experienced architects, zoning attorneys, developers and urban planning consultants, I believe economically viable re-use opt [...]
Residents protest $45M development planned for South Side's Carney Gardens
This is the first we've heard of the $45 million mixed-use development planned by Royce Messner for the South Side neighborhood of Carney Gardens. In [...]
Construction update: Legends South
We checked in yesterday on the construction at Legends South, the mixed-income development replacing the CHA's Robert Taylor Homes. The project, fr [...]