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| The SE corner of Sheridan & Wilson as we know it today |
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| Proposal for SE corner by Clayco (from Ald. Cappleman's website) |
It was approved for new development by Cedar Street in 2015, but those plans never came to fruition.
According to Ald. Cappleman's latest newsletter:
"Clayco Developers has proposed building an 8-story transit-oriented development on the SE corner of Wilson & Sheridan. The proposal has retail along the Wilson side and an entrance to apartments along Sheridan. The Clarendon Park Neighborhood Association will review this project and then it will be reviewed by the 46th Ward Zoning & Development Committee on Monday, Feb. 27. Click here for more details."
Oh, I can hear the cries now: "Too Schaumburg-y." As if the City of Chicago is not allowed to have anything of contemporary design.
ReplyDeleteI say please, please, puh-leeze build this--quickly! That intersection needs all the major surgery it can get (any hope of getting rid of Mickey D's?). I wonder what the plan is for the older SRO type building to the south. It's in the drawing which makes me hope it will be renovated into upscale apartments.
Yes! The 'arts' whiners will no doubt chime in.
DeleteCedar Street has owned that building to the south under their "Estate Properties" portfolio for some time now.
ReplyDeleteWholeheartedly agree with uptownjack. That corner needs help and this could be its saving grace! Please get this built.
ReplyDeleteGetting rid of McDonald's could help, too (along with helping curb my temptation for their fries :)
Nobody gets rid of my McDonald's. I will protest so hard against any movement to get rid of those golden arches so close to my home.
DeleteSure hope they don't touch the SRO building as I live in it - and myself and many others living here can't afford to move. But from what I've seen of management here, jottings going to happen for a while.
ReplyDeleteHappy to see something like this finally occupying empty urban space!
Pleaeeeeezzzzeee! Let there be adequate parking. I'm so tired of extreme density and transit oriented (no parking) development.
ReplyDeleteIf you're tired of urban living with dense development that encourages people to use existing mass transit...and you'd prefer acres of parking lots with no one on sidewalks...then I think I hear Schaumburg calling to you.
DeleteI knew it!!!! 147 proposed units. Only 29 parking spaces. Seriously!!!!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely no parking needed at this site, the new Wilson station is two blocks away, several busses stop right on this corner, and since the permitted parking was established in the area to the south there has been plenty of open parking on the streets.
ReplyDeleteDid you drink the Kool-Aid? What makes you think that the location means that 118 unit owners and their significant others will not own cars? More than 27 undoubtedly will and they will be fighting for already scarce street and/or public parking in Uptown. Our park have pratically no parking. The Uptown Medical Center does not have the required amount of parking. Joan Arai does not have enough parking. The events held all summer in the park east of LSD already overflow our streets with people seeking parking. The non-profit staffs all park on the street because their parking requirements are waived via zoning waivers. Why not build something with adequate parking and even excess parking to serve the community? How can our business strip grow with no reasonable parking? Parking fees in Uptown already exceed $300 per month because of this scarcity. How much higher do you want parking to go? Of is the intent to just push all the car owners off the lakefront and leave it for the elderly, subsidized housing dwellers and tweens living in dorm-like flats? Already, people have to move out of Uptown when they have kids because we lack family housing units. Why not build some of those?
DeleteIt seems obvious that the developers are going for a different demographic--young adults without cars who DO use public transit and DO walk or bike to do shopping and be entertained. Don't assume that everyone who shops or goes to restaurants need to drive two blocks to do it. The neighborhood is changing, and we all either adapt to the changes or we move. If parking is that difficult, btw, zone parking may help. Check with the alderman's office about starting a petition.
DeleteGreat development! Love seeing all the new developments in Uptown and bringing in retail, restaurants etc. Lots of people have favorable comments about Uptown's transformation and close location to the lakefront.
ReplyDeleteLet me get out my abacus. Seems like we have over 1000 new units coming online in Uptown in the next few years if everything works out.
ReplyDeleteI love the smell of gentrification in the morning. That new construction smell. There isn't anything like it. Smells like.........victory.
I agree 100%!
DeleteBUILD IT
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of development at this corner but given that so many homeless shelters surround the block, (with new ones getting added) I think it's going to be a tough sell. That corner looks like zombie land all the time. I dread just driving through there, let alone walking or living.
ReplyDeleteThere's never a lack of demand for new construction with close proximity to CTA. Uptown is one of the most affordable neighborhoods in the city without having to go into more sketchy areas. I think they will do fine.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, Uptown still IS one of those sketchy areas. That's why it's still so affordable.
DeleteI'd rather it become very expensive and less sketchy.
Hey guys get online and reach out to Stan's donuts and Potbelly's to bring their restaurants here to Uptown. If they hear from the community they will give it consideration. Also reach out to the Uptown chamber of commerce to reach to these restaurants and whichever others restaurants/stores you would like to take residence in Uptown. Just no more mattress or cell phone stores!
ReplyDeleteNo one will be able to park anywhere to get to their business. We've had five consecutive restaurant fail in the buildings in my block because no one can afford to park to get carryout or dine in. There is only a certain distance that people will walk for a good meal , especially in Chicago's weather. The population living in that distance cannot support a good restaurant so all you end up with is a bunch of cheap coffee shops near the station that people frequent coming to and from their trains. Outside that tight area, density kills the business.
DeleteParking doesn't seem to be an issue in Boystown...or Wrigleyville...or Lakeview...or Edgewater or Rogers Park or Lincoln Square or Lincoln Park. As a matter of fact, if someone really wants to go to a restaurant in a neighborhood with tight parking, they will either drive around until a spot opens, or they take a cab. Been there, done that. Places like Uptown Appalled speaks of--"Stan's" and Potbelly--are probably smart enough to locate where morning and evening commuters are streaming to and from the L and grabbing morning breakfast or evening dinner. And they're probably smart enough to base their business plans on those rush hours.
DeleteIt sounds more like UG just wants to make sure that she has at least 10 parking spots to choose from on her block when she drives home from the suburbs. And from the other posts she's done about parking, I get the impression that she may be out of breathe if she has to walk more than half-a-block and is perplexed why anyone would walk more than that. It's the city...get used to it.
Yep, parking is horrible in large parts of Lakeview and Lincoln Park that are filled with restaurants. I guess that's because no one wants to go to them.
ReplyDeleteI've noticed fewer cars on my street the last few years. You can generally easily find parking till about 8pm. Didn't used to be that way. Between UBER, car sharing, bikes, and public transportation fewer people around here own cars. Also helps that the boatlike cars of the 70's-80's have gone the way of the Appalachians that used to drive them and work on them on the streets.
Comments at the Facebook page are worse than the comments here regarding parking. Waaa. Waaa.
Real simple solution if you don't like the parking situation MOVE or pay for parking. I rent out my garage spaces to neighbors who CANNOT live without two cars. One car actually is utilized maybe six times a year. It would be cheaper to rent a car or take a limo than pay the insurance, upkeep, parking and depreciation. God, forbid that wifey might want to go to a movie when hubby is out at a Sports Bar and should be taking a cab anyway.
From their wallets to my bank account!
As for restaurants failing that is a frequent occurrence in that industry, but adding thousands of more market rate units in Uptown will mean more patrons for our businesses.