In our profile of 1350 – 1360 N Lake Shore Dr we noted that the demolition of the city’s grandest mansion on the site proceeded with little controversy 60 years ago.
A piece of the mansion site at 1320 N Lake Shore Dr that currently hosts a parking lot has been the subject of ongoing contention in recent decades. Over at the Sun-Times David Roeder reports on the latest twist, the possibility that Draper and Kramer might build a luxury 9-story building there.
This area is just full of high rises. So what is the basis for the opposition to building a high rise at this location? Is it from people who expected unobstructed views in perpetuity, or just ordinary NIMBY obstructionism?