Construction permits have been issued for a new four-story building at 2218 North Burling Street in Lincoln Park. With an estimated cost of $1,876,800, this project will feature three dwelling units.
Designed by architect John Hanna, the self-certified project design incorporates a rear terrace with stairs at the first story, a rear porch with stairs connecting the second, third, and fourth stories, and a rooftop deck. Beyond that, a detached three-car garage will also include a rooftop deck.
Promised Land Development, the general contractor, will work alongside a team of specialized contractors to see the project through to completion. When complete, 2218 North Burling Street will be located steps from stops for the 8 and 72 bus lines. Beyond that, the Fullerton CTA Station, which services the Brown, Purple, and Red Lines, will be a ten minute walk to the north-west of the property.
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no question, a loss for this Chicago neighborhood.
A shame that Chicago is losing such a beautiful building
So long for Chicago character and hello to another faceless contemporary box. While a new structure may actually add some me density, at what cost.
Hard to judge these things without knowing the condition of the old structure but this seems like a loss.
I cannot believe this was sold to a developer. I wonder if the devolved plans to tear it down or preserve some of its historical charm? The last thing we need to see is yet another brick 4 flat in its place.
oh god a beautiful classic Chicago building being replaced by a John Hanna designed blob. Can’t wait to see how bad it looks!
Build this somewhere else, there are so many other options. God.
NO!!! On Burling street no less!? This is a travesty.
out with the old in with the new. And a three flat, increase in density. Win win all around.
Is it really a win if we get a bland box that could be copy and pasted anywhere in the country?
I wouldn’t celebrate one additional unit at “increased density”. You could add one or more units to the existing structure.
Pathetic!
Perhaps there’s something we don’t know about this building… Perhaps it’s failing structurally and trying to re-use it would be the unsustainable thing to do.
Beyond the physical downgrade, these sorts of developments are wildly unsustainable. Net gain in units, sure; but we still lose 2+ units in the process. All that wasted material, labor, carbon emissions, etc. Disregarding land value, this building can go on any of Chicago’s seemingly endless underutilized / vacant lots. This is clearly a policy failure; one that needs to be solved outside of this comment thread..
Another totally unnecessary loss of a beautiful old Chicago building, to be replaced by a stupid mind-numbing box. Disgusting.
I suggest everyone write to alderman Tom Knudsen at yourvoice@ward43.org. You can also call 773-348-9500. I wrote to them recently to discuss all the destruction I’ve seen in the past few months and how it’s been noticeable uptick since he’s taken over for Michele Smith. I asked them to consider downzoning or at establish a larger historic district.
A handy list you can reference in your email:
1. The threat to 2308, 2310, 2314 and 2316 N. Sheffield Ave by DePaul University
2. 2218 N Burling
3. 2240 N. Burling St
4. 855 W Lill
If you can find the 4 minutes of time, I would highly recommend everyone email Tom Knudsen at yourvoice@ward43.org. You can also call 773-348-9500. I wrote to them recently to discuss all the destruction I’ve seen in the past few months and how it’s been noticeable uptick since he’s taken over for Michele Smith. I asked them to consider downzoning or at establish a larger historic district.
A handy list you can reference in your email:
1. The threat to 2308, 2310, 2314 and 2316 N. Sheffield Ave by DePaul University
2. 2218 N Burling
3. 2240 N. Burling St
4. 855 W Lill
Everyone should email the alderman and let them know that this is not acceptable. I’ve noticed an uptick in historical teardowns ever since Michele left office. Here’s a list of recent teardowns you can reference.
1. The threat to 2308, 2310, 2314 and 2316 N. Sheffield Ave by DePaul University
2. 2218 N Burling
3. 2240 N. Burling St
4. 855 W Lill
Email is yourvoice@ward43.org
Everyone should email the alderman and ask what’s going on in the district. It’s too much to bear. I wrote them today asking for a historic designation to be expanded and for him to be more aggressive with downzoning sites that developers get greedy on like Michele Smith used to do. let me know if you need their email address but it is google-able. Every time I paste it here my comment gets “moderated”
A list below:
1. The threat to 2308, 2310, 2314 and 2316 N. Sheffield Ave by DePaul University
2. 2218 N Burling
3. 2240 N. Burling St
4. 855 W Lill
The city could contribute to preservation of these buildings by giving developers leeway in expanding them. Allow them to broach regular height and setback limits of additions if they agree to maintain the street face of the building. Remaking a building can be very hard when the city is throwing all sorts of requirements at you that aren’t compatible with the old building – been there, been through it. Be more. (And more decisive and faster, too, with permitting and such.)