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Thursday’s meeting of the Chicago Plan Commission saw a number of new developments approved over the course of the long—more than six hours—and topsy-turvy public hearing.
This month’s meeting was particularly eventful as nearly two dozen activists interrupting the proceedings to protest the Obama Foundation’s lacks of a formalized community benefits agreement with regards to the proposed Obama Presidential Center.
While the controversial Jackson Park complex was not on this month’s agenda, it is believed that the Tod Williams Billie Tsien-designed presidential library is scheduled headline next month’s meeting, according to the Chicago Tribune. The disruptors were eventually removed from City Hall’s council chambers.
As for the projects actually considered at Thursday’s meeting, the tallest and most densely-populated was a 20-story, 220-foot Fulton Market apartment tower set to replace the Fabbri Sausage factory at 166 N. Aberdeen. Developed by MCZ and penned by SCB, the approved design will contain 236 rental units, 70 parking spaces, ground floor retail, and an east-facing “sky lounge” for its residents.
Also today: The Plan Commission approved a 45-unit plan that will restore the long-vacant St. Boniface Church at Chestnut and Noble.
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A brief look at the history, future and interior of St. Bonifacehttps://t.co/0qCTm9XWlw
In a major win for historic preservation, the Plan Commission voted in favor of a zoning change to save Noble Square’s 116-year-old St. Boniface Catholic Church. Under the plan from Stas Development and Space Architects + Planners, the long-vacant Romanesque will be converted to 17 condo units. Two new buildings will house 24 additional condos, four affordable units, and space for a local nonprofit organization.
Meanwhile in the Loop, a previously approved plan was amended, clearing a oath for a new seven-story building at 171 N. Wabash. Designed by HPA, the mixed-use building will feature 81 rental units, 5,500 square feet of ground floor retail, a rooftop pool deck, and bridge connecting to the neighboring MDA City Apartments.
The commissioners gave the official thumbs up to pair of large utility projects. They included a 12-acre facility for Peoples Gas at 4025 W. Peterson Avenue in Chicago’s North Park neighborhood and an even larger 30-acre Commonwealth Edison complex at 3400 N. California Avenue in Avondale.
Other approved projects were a Gold Coast retail development at 1139 N. State Street, a 35-unit residential building at 2317 N. Clark Street in Lincoln Park, a 134-unit mixed-income senior housing development in Calumet Heights, an expansion of Lakeview’s Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School, and a second Pullman greenhouse for Gotham Greens on Chicago’s Far South Side.
Lastly, the Commission passed a somewhat unusual zoning amendment “clarifying” that the apartment development at 1350 S. Union Avenue will contain no more than 99 units. The University Village project’s been under construction since early 2017 and is expected to be completed soon.
Chicago’s Department of Planning and Development tweeted renderings of the projects as they were approved:
Commission OKs plan at 166 N. Aberdeen that includes a 20-story tower with 236 residential units and first-floor retail. The developer will pay $1.87M into #ChicagoNOF and, through the #AROpilot, offer 24 affordable units on site and an additional 24 units off site. pic.twitter.com/RGjpCVVMEc
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Commission OKs updated plan for 171 N. Wabash Ave. that will allow for the construction of a seven-story, 81-unit building with first-floor retail. pic.twitter.com/rOuFADhXYO
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Commission approves a new 85,000-square-foot @PeoplesGasCHI facility on a 12-acre site at 4025 W. Peterson Ave. in the #NorthPark neighborhood. The project will create 250 construction jobs and house 450 permanent jobs. pic.twitter.com/S4v35FEKVh
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CPC OKs a new plan for the 30-acre @ComEd site. It includes a 120,000-square-foot office and service center, an 80,000-square-foot warehouse, and a 1,200-space parking garage. The development aims to achieve LEED Platinum and will be located at 3400 N. California Ave. #Avondale pic.twitter.com/UIiO43oyDU
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Commission approves a six-story, 35-unit plan with first-floor retail at 2317 N. Clark St. in #LincolnPark. pic.twitter.com/ATmHUQW0mx
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Commission approves an addition to Lakeview's Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School at 3731 N. Broadway. The new four-story structure will contain 34,000 square feet of space for new classrooms and a gym. pic.twitter.com/6LugGe3SSr
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Commission approves the plan for the Montclare #CalumetHeights development at 9329 S. Stony Island Ave., which will offer 134 units of senior housing. The $34 million project would receive $3 million in TIF assistance. pic.twitter.com/U1E5tMduJY
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Commission approves a three-story retail development at 1139 N. State St. in the #GoldCoast neighborhood. pic.twitter.com/nbdAgI3BIL
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Commission approves @GothamGreens' plan for a commercial greenhouse at 720 E. 111th St. in the #Pullman neighborhood. pic.twitter.com/zunYfJq1Kh
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The Plan Commission approves a technical amendment to the development at 1350 S. Union Ave. to clarify that only 99 residential units are permitted. Construction on the development is nearly complete. pic.twitter.com/wCHpabBuTN
— Chicago DPD (@ChicagoDPD) April 19, 2018
- South Side Obama center activists removed after disrupting Plan Commission meeting [Chicago Tribune]
- 20-story Fulton Market apartment tower headed to Plan Commission [Curbed Chicago]
- Chicago Plan Commission April agenda [ City of Chicago]
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