tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345931533681578896.post8066147766079039487..comments2023-06-06T07:12:42.850-05:00Comments on East Village Association | West Town Chicago: Extra toppings: Pizza Hut tower hearing Feb. 27Stephen Rynkiewiczhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13574865850762545756noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345931533681578896.post-12800355672407464342012-03-06T12:07:48.440-06:002012-03-06T12:07:48.440-06:00Concerned,
The development specifically targets r...Concerned, <br />The development specifically targets renters who do not own automobiles. The adjacent permit parking areas will not be available to residents of the building and the developer has agreed to require tenants to sign a disclosure to this effect at the time of rental. The alderman has also agreed not to extend this priveledge to residents of the building.<br /><br />Will this prevent a tenant from owning a car? No. But not providing access to parking raises the cost and difficulty of car ownership and will discourage it greatly. <br /><br />East Village is a dense, progressive urban community, with a long history of forward thinking planning initiatives. EVA and its members fought to have trees planted on Division street, height limits to be incorporated into the zoning ordinance, restrictions on townhomes that prevent blank facades and curbcuts, and for preservation of our vintage buildings. The organization's advocacy for this building recognizes the importance of encouraging the use of public transit, and the need for residents to populate a desolute and underutilized corner of the nieghborhood. <br /><br />I encourage you to see additional residents not as congesting the neighborhood, but as bringing more life and security to the Polish Triangle, and customers to patronize the independent local businesses that we all want.srappehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13698728126601494818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345931533681578896.post-41316690212511608822012-03-06T11:49:40.799-06:002012-03-06T11:49:40.799-06:00Christopher,
The short answer is: proximity to pu...Christopher,<br /><br />The short answer is: proximity to public transit. Greater density is warranted where public transit (fixed rail in particular) is available. The concept is commonly referred to as 'Transit Oriented Design', and is encouraged under the LEED rating system. Higher density development at major intersections and adjacent to transit is recommended in the City's own 'Plan for Chicago's Near Northwest Side' published in 2002, and the Wicker Park Bucktown Masterplan of 2008 actually calls for a ten story building on this site.<br /><br />EVA has always tempered its advocacy for a dense building with the stipulation that it be 'Significant' as well. This site is unique in many ways: it is a corner, it faces the Polish Triangle, and it forms a 'bookend' with the landmark Home Bank & Trust building to the north. I would compare it not to the Co-Op, but to the Northwest Tower at Damen/North/Milwaukee.srappehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13698728126601494818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345931533681578896.post-64084985142264961822012-03-06T10:37:22.611-06:002012-03-06T10:37:22.611-06:00Can someone explain to me why an 11 story building...Can someone explain to me why an 11 story building makes sense here? I understand the desire for a building larger than 2 stories like the original proposal, but 11 stories is way beyond anything else on that corner and really anything else in the neighborhood (except the Noble Square Co-Op which is a complete eyesore). Shouldn't this building be in the 4-8 story range which would be on the high end of anything else in the neighborhood but not a monstrosity? I realize EVA has spent a lot of time on this and has an experienced architect working on it so I assume there is logic to support the 11 stories but I just don't understand it. Can anyone enlighten me?Christopher Sandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338503822190624382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345931533681578896.post-28462464982742944632012-02-28T15:56:49.533-06:002012-02-28T15:56:49.533-06:00I am a resident of the 1st ward. How do I go abou...I am a resident of the 1st ward. How do I go about stating my oposition to these plans? Parking is already difficult and traffic is getting worse and worse. A building of this size will greatly impact the neighborhood. With this addition, you would be adding approximately 150-200 residents and their cars. Part of the charm of our neighborhood is the 3 flats. 150+ residents is more than what is on a typical city block in our Wicker Park/East Village. Plus, many of us plan to rent our units out as we cannot sell them in this economy. This will kill our ability to do so. We pay the property taxes in this neighborhood- not these new residents who will be renting and congesting our neighborhood. We will be the ones voting in the ward for years to come because we are here to stay. It is in the alderman's best interest to listen to our vote.concerned property owner.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18429949073245986249noreply@blogger.com