No, it’s not much. But it’s something. And I’d rather watch something being done than nothing.
Something’s afoot at the foot of the new Loews Hotel in Streeterville. And surprise surprise, it looks like construction.
How’s this for a blast from the past? A 2008 permit for a 50-story tower.
Back in October, the Chicago Plan Commission approved a 47-story, 444-unit apartment tower for the site at 465 North Park Drive. Designed by Pappageorge Haymes Partners (they’re everywhere!). 465 North Park will include 181 parking spaces within its 4-level podium. and, if what I heard at a community meeting last year still holds true, will also include upgrading Ogden Plaza, the small but rundown park at the corner of Columbus Drive and Illinois Street.
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- A rendering of 465 North Park from Pappageorge Haymes Partners.
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- The lot at 465 North Park, seen from Optima Chicago last fall.
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- The two current excavation pieces on site.
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- A little dirt scraping is better than this dust lot.
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- So far, the only permit on file for 465 North Park is for electric work.