Questions about rental project

11/16/2009 9:53 AM

By Micah Maidenberg
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The Fulton River District Association has voted to oppose Jupiter Realty's plans for a rental building at 108 N. Jefferson.
In a letter to 42nd Ward Ald. Brendon Reilly, FRDA representatives say the building it too tall, too dense and lacks green space.
Jupiter's 373 foot, 304-unit tower wouldn't be built until 2013, Jupiter president Donald Smith previously told Chicago Journal.
The FRDA's letter recommends the building's height be lowered to no more than 300 feet, the number of units be dropped to 250 and the developer contribute to a green space fund. "This fund would eventually be used to purchase green space in a defined area which would then be turned over to the Chicago Park District or similar organization," the letter reads.
Jupiter's tower is on the Plan Commission agenda for this Thursday, Nov. 19.
In their letter to Ald. Reilly, the FRDA notes that the project would change the parcel's underlying zoning from DC-12, a downtown classification "primarily intended to promote high-intensity office and employment growth ... as a primary hub for business, communications, office, government, retail, cultural, educational, visitor accommodations, and entertainment." The new zoning would be DX-12, a downtown mixed-use district.
Elsewhere on the Plan Commission agenda is McHugh Construction Co.'s proposal for a data storage center at Cermak and Indiana.
A number of residents were disappointed in the project, saying they had hoped the undeveloped parcel at the southwest corner of that intersection could be used to enliven the Cermak corridor. The land is directly west of McCormick Place.
The Plan Commission meets Thursday at 1:00 p.m. in city hall.


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