Posts Tagged ‘ development ’

Wrigleyville Community Rallies Against Mall

May 17, 2010
By Kelsey Duckett

As the nearly 100 people entered i.O. (formerly Improv Olympic) on Sunday night, the mood was tense, but the in-your-face message was clear: Save Wrigleyville. As the theater reached near capacity, a spin on Jodi Mitchell’s “Big Yellow Taxi” written and performed by i.O. alum Matt Besser was played on a projector screen. Besser, best...
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“Addison Park on Clark” Proposal Puts Improv Olympic in Danger

May 16, 2010
By Jane Elise Patton
“Addison Park on Clark” Proposal Puts Improv Olympic in Danger

At a public meeting held Tuesday night in Lakeview, Ald. Tom Tunney (44th) helped developers and city planners unveil a revised edition of the Addison Park on Clark project summary that will go before the Chicago Plan Commission for approval within the next two months. If the plan is approved, it will...
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Controversial Development Resurfaces in Ravenswood

November 17, 2009
By Sarah Ostman

A barren Ravenswood parking lot may soon be home to a grocery store, parking garage, condo complex and more — if the developer’s “plan B” manages to appease the community that gave a cold shoulder to his first attempt earlier this year. The “Ravenswood Station” mixed-use development would be built on a now-vacant Sears parking lot...
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Wilson Yard Developer Finding Tough Retail Market

September 9, 2009
By Editor
Wilson Yard Developer Finding Tough Retail Market

By Lorraine Swanson, Editor, Lake Effect News With construction of the Wilson Yard development at Montrose and Broadway proceeding at breakneck speed, developer Peter Holsten can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, including an ongoing lawsuit filed by Fix Wilson Yard, rentals of the affordable senior housing units are...
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