1815 W Division in Wicker Park – New Proposed Development at old Miller Lumber & Sons location

I was in the Bucktown/Wicker Park area for a showing and ran accross this Zoning application posted on the door at 1815 W Divsion (the used to be, 2nd floor office location of Miller & Sons Lumber).  The application was made for an amendment to the zoning for 1811-1825 W Division & 1141-1157 N. Honore which is currently zoned B3-2, Community Shopping District.  The request is to upgrade it to B3-3 still a Community Shopping District, but allow for a New Four (4) story mixed use building with Thirty-Nine (39) dwelling units and approx 10,000 sqft of retail/restaurant space and 35 parking spaces which will become Miller Lumber Apartments designed by Berkelhamer Architects .  It will be a Steel Loft building.  The amendement was filed & posted on April 18, 2012 by the City of Chicago Dept of Housing & Economic Development, Bureau of Planning and Zoning.  The city council held a meeting on Wed 5/9/12 at 10am, and this amendement was slated to be discussed, but it was referred and not voted on.  A 1815 w division zoning application & renderings pulled from the city’s application site ,see below:

So we’ll have to wait for some more info to come out from the city council.  Stay tuned.

Urbanabur Video of 2500 N Lakeview #1905

2500 North Lakeview Avenue #1905

Chicago, IL 60614

$1,795,000       3 Bed / 3 Bath        2600 Square Feet

Wacker Gateway Park Progress

A new park in downtown Chicago, Wacker Gateway Park, created out of the revive Wacker Drive Project & Congress Parkway Bridge Reconstruction, is starting to turn a corner…. finally. What was supposed to be done in Fall 2011, is slated to end this month.  Looking at from the video update from YoChicago that shows the parks progress in action, it doesn’t seem that it will be a usable park within the next 10 days…but I could be wrong.  It has opened all lanes of Congress and the park’s ‘skeleton’ is showing life, but a skeleton isn’t a usable park.  The larger project is the Congress Interchange reconstruction which is scheduled to be complete by December 2012.  The park project seems to be contingent on the bridge reconstruction though, so I’d say the end of 2012 is a more likely date for completion, however downtown area residents are hoping that grass and trees come sometime this summer.  Here’s to hoping…

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JOMY ladder photo at 2620 Lakewood

To add to my blog post about JOMY ladders in Chicago, Here’s an example of a JOMY ladder at a property in Chicago that I recently visited, 2620 Lakewood. It’s sleek and almost looks like a rain gutter.

The Boss comes to 835 N Wood #304!

The Boss comes to 835 N Wood #304!.

The Boss comes to 835 N Wood #304!

The original Starz series, Boss, starring Kelsey Grammer, is returning for a 2nd season and they’re filming next week on location at one of my client’s properties in Wicker Park! Sam Miller, played by Troy Garity, a Tribune reporter who is known for fearlessly seeking the truth, will ‘go home’ to 835 N Wood Street Unit 304! Own a piece of Chicago history in the making. I can’t wait to watch this episode in the fall!

Warning! Do not leave garbage cans in….

I came across this warning sign this morning & thought it humorous enough to share….