South Loop Air Rights Neighborhood In Play Again
Recently I was watching House Hunters on HGTV and a couple was looking at condominiums in the South Loop. Someone commented that the view of Soldier Field from the unit they selected would remain unobstructed. I told my wife, “No it won’t. Those air rights have already been bought for development.” Such are the perils of high-rise living in Chicago. The approximate boundary of what was once called The Gateway (via Apple Maps)...
Could The Gateway Stir To Life in the South Loop?
More than a decade ago, the people of the then-new Central Station development in the South Loop were promised a pair of parks. Daniel Webster Park, which now exists at the corner of South Indiana Avenue and East 14th Street, and Mark Twain Park, which only partially exists. A public meeting has been scheduled for next Wednesday to discuss transferring the portion of Mark Twain Park that currently exists from the ownership of Central...
