A huge housing project we have been watching with great interest is finally moving forward.
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| The historic former Immaculata High School at Irving Park & Marine Drive |
You may recall plans for the former Immaculata High School buildings were announced way back in January of 2020. Plans called for a residential conversion, along with a midrise senior housing component on a surface parking lot .
The proposal went before Ald. Cappleman's 46th Ward Zoning & Development Committee (oh, how we miss a transparent development process!) as well as Buena Park Neighbors and was eventually approved by Ald. Cappleman.
Shortly thereafter, COVID hit and the site was eventually used as migrant housing.
"B Talent" on X spotted 2 new building permit applications filed yesterday for two buildings: the main building running along Irving Park and the Convent Building, at the corner of Marine and Bittersweet Place. The project has two addresses on file: 4000 N. Marine Drive and 615 W. Bittersweet Place.
According to permits, a total of 196 units are planned in the conversion as part of phase 1, which is down from the original 245 units proposed.
Phase 2 would include the 22 story tower.
The project's official website can be viewed at "Immaculata Living."
We are excited for more housing and adaptive reuse of this beautiful landmarked building.
should be interesting....I wonder how it will be affordable when it costs $210 to $400 a square foot to build in Chicago..a 1 bedroom, 1 bath across the street starts at $200k and a bigger unit can be $400k+
ReplyDeleteWas it accepting crypto currency when Alderman Cappleman approved the plan? I admit that I am biased (as I do trust or use crypto currency) but it seems a bit risky to invest in an apartment in this development.
ReplyDeletewe do miss a legitimate development process that led to… developments
ReplyDeleteYou miss a hen picked chosen few “transparent” zoning board? LMAO again, the jokes make themselves every time you write these blogposts from your Moms basement.
ReplyDeleteYes, I remember Buena Park Neighbors supporting this plan and ignoring the MULTIPLE complaints and concerns from everyone living on Bittersweet and around that area. 22 stories is way too large and will completely dwarf the entire block. Goodbye to any sunlight, Bittersweet. Having an entrance off Bittersweet is also part of the plans and will make traffic even worse, and parking will be utterly nonexistent. I was so happy when this became a migrant and now homeless housing spot. It has such a better purpose for that, and would serve the community better being used for that instead of this giant pain in the ass of the community around it.
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