Jennifer McElroy with the Chicago Architecture Center appeared on the WGN News at 4pm to talk about the 1870s Italianate row house at 154 W. Superior. To find out more: www.architecture.org
Gramercy Row still has a few of these up and running. I have had the pleasure of walking the inner workings of these buildings. Very cool to see a lot of stuff still kept in its original form.
I used to live on Ohio and Wells 20 years ago and I believe where both the highrises are there were matching row houses. I always remember walking past them thinking that they were so beautiful.
This is what you may call, “ Winning the Battle, but Loosing the War”. But I LOVE old architecture, so I wish this homeowner well. Too many developers don’t seem to value vintage architecture. And some legislators may feel the same way. That may be one reason why some cities have been granting eminent domain to private developers who claim that their projects will improve the neighborhood, or environment. But really they value profits over people and the community’s history.
Gentrification in chicago???😅 I wonder how much their property taxes are, you know the developers had city leaders/officials raise the taxes like crazy in an effort to get them out and sell
For anyone who is claustrophobic I can't imagine that brownstone being anything other than office space at this point, lol how petty of the developers to leave literally inches between the old property and the new River North high rises (I wonder if you can stick a finger between the two) just because the original owner wouldn't sell, they blocked EVERY single window that they could from the sides to the rear so that makes the property very unwelcoming for families to live in. This is what happens though when you live in prime real estate areas that developers want and local government sells out to, they strongarm you forcing themselves onto you and your property eventually.
