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So the contamination in Oroville is BAH and other petrol chemicals, this is an entirely different type of clean up than heavy metals in the soils at Lincoln Yards. Also the geology of California is diferent than Illinois and the Chicago river banks. I suspect the folks at Finkle steel and Lincoln Yards development team had a viable remediation plan for the site figured out before the sale of the land was even close to closing. Often the solution for sites with soil contamination is to remove any sources of contamination, such as tanks and ponds, remove contaminated soils down to a few feet and then cap and cover. The clean up is going to be costly but not impossible and thanks to the TIF (TIF is not used for the cleanup) covering the cost of the infrastructure such as roads sewers and bridges, the level of density and the still decent real-estate market the Lincoln yards developers have what they need to make the whole thing feasible and possibly profitable.

Trees wont have a hard time with winds assuming proper soil depths and maturity, but you’re right the hanging ivy or what have you won’t hold up. I’d take this render with a grain of salt because these are architects not landscape designers.

I’m not referring to a green roof. The Ivy/plants hanging over balconies as shown in the picture will be destroyed by winds in no time.

The two trees may be part of the green roof and could work with the right structure – but why would you spend the money on providing the right soil depth to plant two trees in such a limited space. They look out of place. Also I think they will have a hard time with winds.

People are forgetting that the McCormick Place leaders and many downtown businesses and residents have consistently been wary of (if not vehemently opposed to) a downtown casino. The reason many convention operators choose Chicago is because it doesn’t come with the distractions that Las Vegas has. People don’t mingle on the convention floor when there’s a casino floor nearby. While these locations may not maximize potential revenue, they acknowledge that maximizing the overall benefits to the city is the first priority.

That said, I think the Reese site is out of contention. I also think the Lawndale site is too isolated from other entertainment opportunities. My top 3 are:
1. Harborside — Has the existing championship golf course and other new developments, along with great potential for building a larger entertainment district. Also in an area that doesn’t plop a casino in the midst of an existing residential neighborhood (with the accompanying challenges) but will still benefit nearby neighborhoods.
2. US Steel site — if a developer was willing to front some cash for soil remediation as part of a larger deal to create a mixed-use development, this could work. It’s a bit redundant with the NW Indiana casinos but that’s kind of the point – build on the Illinois side of the border and you siphon off many of the customers that were already heading to spend their money in Indiana. Also allows the possibility of pleasure cruises to/from downtown.
3. Bronzeville — Not far from Comiskey park. Close to downtown via either Dan Ryan or LSD. Great transit access (though this will probably be more beneficial for employees than customers — honestly not sure how many high rollers are going to be heading to/from on the Red or Green lines late at night with a roll of cash in their wallets).

They threw the area a bone, as it where, to show them something.

Great, now we can have children playing futbol on artificial turf while digging and construction in toxic soil happens near by. Think of the children!!!

The Lack of Tort reform is the reason habitat for humanity stopped renovating dilapidated homes because successive owners can sue the builder, contractor and in the case of habitat the charitable organization if even a tiny little bit of lead, asbestos or mold is not successfully cleaned up or dealt with. Even unknown soil or sub surface contamination can get the groups into trouble.

i don’t know about you all, but i prefer the contaminated soil

….NO!! ….I do NOT have a problem with the fact that no TIF money is used for site contamination cleanup.

…The point of my post was that by building on an old polluted industrial site like that of the "Lincoln Yards" site;— Cleanup of that site will therefore be done, which is "Good" for the surrounding community, and Chicagoans in general;— Along with the fact that housing, and jobs are also being created.

…..In response to you, and "G-street", as to the level of "Pollution/Contamination" at the "Lincoln Yards" site, I can’t technically specify a level;— BUT that this old "Finkl Steel" site IS VERY "Polluted/Contaminated" is a "Slam Dunk Certainty"!! ….The old Finkl Steel Company which was located there for over 100 years, was often cited as the largest single contributor to air, and water pollution in the city. ….Making it again a "Slam Dunk Certainty", that they ("Finkl"), mucked up the soil in that location with all types of poisonous heavy metals, and other contaminates as well.

Interestingly enough, I saw a crew out on that field last week with a soil sampling drill rig… wondering if there’s development coming to that lot too.

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