Subject: RE: Fannie Mae Site Development
From: Nick Andriacchi (nandriacchi@yahoo.com)
Date: Mon Apr 07 2008 - 11:59:50 CDT
hi all
Wondering if someone is home. My Car is locked in the parking lot. I do not have the remote and gate key is not working. Can some open the date for me?
Thanks.
Nick
Stankos, Brian wrote:
> The Chicago Journal article about the development has been posted
> online.
>
> http://chicagojournal.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&ArticleID=4350
>
> ________________________________
> From: Jason Wolf [mailto:jaydubb12@gmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, March 14, 2008 8:48 AM
> To: vanguard-talk@venus.soci.niu.edu
> Cc: Condo Board
> Subject: Re: Fannie Mae Site Development
>
> Good morning.
>
> Brian Stankos and I attended the meeting on the board's behalf.
>
> Below are some bullet points from the meeting.
>
> Project Status: The demolishment is 80% complete. The next steps for
> the developer are to finalize the plans and apply to rezone the area
> from Mfg. to mixed use. This process is thought to take from 5 -10
> months from filing date. A date has not be set to file
>
> Design: The new plans call for 2 21 story towers on Jackson (one
> rental, one condo) with boutique style retail along Jackson. The areas
> could be sized to include small to medium sized restaurants. No taverns
> / bars will be part of the development. The only liquor liscences with
> will be granted are mixed use (Incendental 80% food, 20% liquor) The
> signed tenants are still X-Sport and Sundance. Sundance will have a
> restaurant that will serve liquor. The are estimateing 370 residential
> units and about 280,000 square feet of retail beyond X-sport and
> Sundance. The parking will have around 1300 spots and a contained
> loading dock so trucks will not be double parking on Jackson or
> VanBuren.
>
> Community Reaction: Most are for the development. A few still have
> issues with the towers, but given they will not block anyone's view the
> most noticable factor will be its height and materials given the West
> loop is mostly brick and low - mid-rise. The are using a 50% green roof
> for the project, brink / masonry on Jackson and metal and glass on Van
> Buren
>
> Notable Notes:
> *The project is expetcted to bring in around 4 million / year in taxes
> (property and sales)
> *The alderman is workig on a Costco for the area around Ashland (South
> of 1250 I believe). He is also woring on building up the area around
> the United Center and working with a Bennigans and other development
> around Damon and Western.
>
> In summary those are most of the talking points we heard.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jason Wolf
>
> On 3/13/08, Marty Platten <martyplatten@gmail.com> wrote:
> Just curious to know if anyone attended the community meeting held by
> the
> alderman (Fioretti) tonight concerning the Fannie Mae site development.
> If
> so, was there anything new or interesting to report? Thanks.
> Marty
> 609
>
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