South Loop Air Rights Neighborhood In Play Again
Feb26

South Loop Air Rights Neighborhood In Play Again

Written By on February 26, 2019 in Central Station, Proposals, South Loop, _story

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)...

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Could The Gateway Stir To Life in the South Loop?
Nov29

Could The Gateway Stir To Life in the South Loop?

Written By on November 29, 2012 in Central Station, Gateway Avenue, Proposals, South Loop, Twain Park, _story

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...

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