What are your priorities for the neighborhood? What priorities should this development try to accomplish?
Our neighborhood is in great need for gathering amenities. We have no public library, no grocery store, no dog park, no coffee shops, etc. It is important that public space is created to draw more people...
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For me creating some sort of retail hub would be first. Shop, dine, drink. Wicker Park had the intersection of North/Milwaukee and Damen and things spread from there. Logan Square also has a stretch...
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1. I would love to have an upscale grocery store, such as (Pete’s Fresh Market, Marianos, or Whole Foods) in that area. <br>2. I would also love to see an upscale Currency Exchange, Bank of America or...
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They should be constucted with materials that will not degrade after 10 years. It is important that these items are selected for long-term mindsets to make it a stable asset to the community.
The apartments should have;<br>1. Windows for natural light <br>2. Front and back exit doors<br>3. Working fire alarms that connect to the fire station <br>4. Sound resistant or sound proof walls and flooring...
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How can we help West-side-based and Black-owned business owners be successful?
Offer business training courses and certifications; create business incubators (L1 business accelerator through Arts & Public Life is a good model); bring in speakers and uplift local examples of neighborhood...
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How can we help West-side-based and Black-owned business owners be successful?
I think you need to be more creative and non-traditional in how you finance Black-owned businesses. Using traditional credit models to assess the true financial condition of Black entrepreneur is causing...
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The images that we used in the competition for this project are just a starting concept. What do you like and dislike about them?
Too boxy and modern. How can this development be in conversation with the grand architecture of Marshall HS right across from it? Appreciate the mixed use space and the open plaza--needs more greenery,...
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I like the clean and modern model. It’s not going to be similar with the stiles of the area, yes we know what but nothing building know looks similar to 1800-1900 construction.
How could this development support the culture and history of the neighborhood?
Create connections with the historical Fifth City Human Development Project that worked to revitalize the neighborhood in the 60s-80s. Tell the stories of radical community development that are part of...
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What are your priorities for the neighborhood? What priorities should this development try to accomplish?
Behavioral clinic with ABA, Speech, OT, & PT. Immediate care facilities that take Medicaid. A Walmart Grocery store option to balance the prices of the one grocery store in the community. A boys and girls...
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Some Development names:<br>1. North Lawndale Green<br>2. North Lawndale <br>3. 5th City <br>4. East Garfield/ North Lawndale <br>5. New Westside <br>6. Obama Green<br>7. The People’s Place<br>8. Kamala...
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What are your priorities for the neighborhood? What priorities should this development try to accomplish?
I’d like to see a grocery store and a gym go up. Pete’s is great, but not ideal when there is snow or when it’s cold(with no vehicle). A gym would be ideal since there happens to not be one that’s walking...
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How could this development support the culture and history of the neighborhood?
This is a very old neighborhood, some of the original downtown buildings of Chicago. I think it should have a multicultural feel, but also reflect the current neighborhood.
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