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Oh nos–there goes the neighborhood…
*UPDATE* There is a city hall meeting on Thursday in Chicago to propose landmarking a certain part of Milwaukee Avenue. Details are here.
**UPDATE** I have taken pictures of the interior so people can see what a jewel this building really is. It’s not “falling apart” or decaying due to lack of maintenance.
A few months ago the building where my office is was bought, but they assured us it would remain an office building. Then last week I noticed a zoning-change notice over the door, saying they wanted 8 floors of residential plus commercial, and parking for 250 cars. Uh oh. Then I see this article in the Chicago Journal: ‘Mega project’ set for Tower:Eight-story mixed-use condo would replace three historic buildings.
Yep, more condos.
The final nail in the coffin can be surmised from this insightful bit of investigative journalism:
Norris and others are concerned that Matlak will try to push the project through without community review before his term ends on May 21. The contact name on the public notice sends neighbors to Frederick E. Agustin, an attorney for the Law Offices of Samuel V.P. Banks. Banks is the nephew of 36th Ward Alderman James Banks, who serves as head of the City Zoning Committee.
And the local-hangout Filter and neighbor Swank Frank are getting kicked out so a Bank of America can move in:
Looks like Wicker Park is about to become Lincoln Park 2. Great.
(PS: The photo is based on this hilarious photo)