Stack the House
forget the 145 dwelling units and think single family
04/27/2012 2:01 AM
The front
The side
You know that beige architectural gem of a building at 1411 S. Michigan that once housed a local letter carriers union? It's been for sale for ages, advertised by @properties as a great site for 145 dwelling units on a .65 acre of land? It's between the Chicago Firehouse Restaurant and the Trevi Square condo complex (that used to be the old St. Luke's Hospital).
Well, I say forget the 145 dwellings and someone, somewhere, do the right thing: restore it and make it into a single family home. Talk about a dwelling! It would be the cat's meow in the neighborhood. Plenty of square footage--28,314 to be exact. Plenty of glass block. It would be a showplace, both inside and out. Glamorous, secure and very, very cool.
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By South Looper
Posted: 04/27/2012 5:51 PM
Great idea Bon! Let's do it together. A bunch of us can chip in and make it a communal South Loop palace.
By Another SL Parent from South Loop
Posted: 04/27/2012 2:37 PM
You want to pay the electricity bill for that? :)