Parking lot at Harrison and Wells floated

06/09/2010 10:00 PM


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D2 Realty may build a parking lot atop the land the company owns at the southwest corner of Harrison and Wells.

The firm has filed to obtain a special-use permit from the Zoning Board of Appeals for a 218-space lot, according to the ZBA’s June agenda.

But D2 principal David Kleiman said the parking lot project wasn’t a done deal, merely one of several options his firm is weighing for the land.

The Harrison and Wells property has bedeviled developers for years, despite its river frontage and proximity to the central business district.

A larger, 6.5-acre parcel within the property is owned by Skokie-based Russland Capital Group. D2’s land is located at the very northeast corner of the site, and Kleiman estimated it totaled less than three acres.

“It’s one of the options we’re looking at,” he said of the parking lot idea. “I wouldn’t say this is a high priority, something we’re definitely going to do.”

Kleiman declined to discuss other options under consideration for the site, saying he needed to speak with Ald. Robert Fioretti (2nd), whose ward includes the parcel, and neighbors.

He said it was possible the special-use permit wouldn’t be heard at the June meeting.

Fioretti told Chicago Journal he asked D2 to pull the item from this month’s ZBA agenda.

He said there must be a community process to review any project on the land and that he doesn’t want to “wid


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By David from SOUTH LOOP
Posted: 06/22/2010 3:50 PM

I think there is enough parking in the area as it is. How about some shopping and entertainment?