During last week’s storm, we gathered at the windows to watch sheets of rain travel from west to east. Imagine the weather show you’d get from this kitchen at 2157 W Division (.pdf), from Ranquist Development. The four story, six-unit building, like its fraternal twin across the street at 2154 W Division (.pdf) is designed by Studio Dwell Architects.
Two two-bedroom units remain at 2157, and one one three-bedroom unit remains at 2154, according to Karen Ranquist of RCR Realty, which is marketing the project. Prices range from $599,800 $729,800. An indoor, heated parking space is included in the price.
I like the clean lines. But, the rendering makes it look like it is giving the middle finger to that poor old greystone on the left. Does the finished product show any sensitivity to the context/neighborhood? I have not been by there yet…
Reminds me of an old Supreme Court opinion regarding obscenity. Basically “I can’t define it, but I know it when I see it.”
I can’t define much about assuglyouttaplace architecture, but I know it when I see it.
That belongs on Beverly Hills CA boulevard of broken dreams. Not on Division St. America.
Division St. is home to a ton of modern new developments just like this. I think it’s great.
I wouldn’t throw stones from it but it’s great.
the street view from the inside looks like it would be nice, but that much glass cannot be very energy-efficient, nor very quiet. at least with normal windows you have the option of adding some soundproofing measures.
also, again with the included parking! parking should be tied to the market for driving, not the market for housing. let people see how much that parking space is really costing them and give them the option of saving that money by not driving.
Lee, good point. I cannot imagine listening to the screeching brakes from the CTA buses and constant din of traffic. Maybe the windows are triple glazed. I see deep discounts coming… They have already dropped the price by about 10%. How much lower can it go?
If you are worried about noise maybe you shouldn’t live on Division or better yet in the City?! Just a thought…
If you are worried about context maybe you should move out to the burbs where everything looks the same? Just another thought…
It’s nice to see some orignal architecture wether you like it or not.
CG — that’s a great approach. let’s just encourage more people to move out to the suburbs where they’ll drain even more of our tax money and contribute even more pollution so young people like me will have an even bigger mess to clean up when we hit middle age. thanks!
CG,
I would taketh your criticism more seriously if you limited your misspeled worddz to oneg per post.
Context matters. Even in a neighborhood filled with buildings of that “style” I would find that one fugly. Now that may just be my limited sense of architecture and style. That building is UGLY.
Now I do like some “glass” buildings. I just prefer them to be midrises and in other locations.
That building looks awesome as a single building. It does look completely out of place, though–and I don’t mean stylistically. Modern architecture can respect its context through scale, proportion, and rythm. This building doesn’t really do any of these things. I still think it’s a pretty good addition to that stretch of Division Street, though.