Really? Didn't townhouses almost get built at the corner of locust and 10th? ...Which, BTW, nothing ever got built there, right? Haven't been down there recently but Google street view from June 2019 shows:dbInSouthCity wrote: ↑Sep 13, 2020There is no point of a FBC downtown.
There was never a serious proposal, mostly just a ruse to get a demo permitOnTheEdge wrote: ↑Sep 13, 2020Really? Didn't townhouses almost get built at the corner of locust and 10th? ...Which, BTW, nothing ever got built there, right? Haven't been down there recently but Google street view from June 2019 shows:LocustAnd10th.PNGdbInSouthCity wrote: ↑Sep 13, 2020There is no point of a FBC downtown.
A form-based code is a lot more than just how many stories you want built somewhere. On Euclid for eg it requires that buildings higher than 6 floors have a set back to allow more light into the ‘canyon’. More importantly, you can stipulate against things like surface parking lots, curb cuts and garage entrances off main streets. You can program for a higher quality pedestrian experience by requiring glass storefronts instead of blank brick walls.
Well, glad to see corruption issues in city government are on the mend.dbInSouthCity wrote: ↑Sep 13, 2020There was never a serious proposal, mostly just a ruse to get a demo permitOnTheEdge wrote: ↑Sep 13, 2020Really? Didn't townhouses almost get built at the corner of locust and 10th? ...Which, BTW, nothing ever got built there, right? Haven't been down there recently but Google street view from June 2019 shows:LocustAnd10th.PNGdbInSouthCity wrote: ↑Sep 13, 2020There is no point of a FBC downtown.
Yep - smelled it driving into the city on Illinois side - from Collinsville to Downtown last night. I almost started choking in the car - no lie - and had to open the windows to breathe even with the AC on.
Thank you for the warm welcome upon my return from a carefree few weeks in delightful and well-mannered Europe. It's good to be back home in this (formerly) great European-style city I call home.
Make the demo permit subject to plans and financing being secured. Did the city put those stipulations in the permit?dbInSouthCity wrote:....the developer proposed the townhouses and bailed...not sure how anyone can fault the city.
I dont think the City permitting office can do that, especially for permits that do not require any review or hearing. If the permit does require a hearing like Pres Board or Board of Adjustment, they can add conditions to the permitdowntown2007 wrote: ↑Sep 15, 2020Make the demo permit subject to plans and financing being secured. Did the city put those stipulations in the permit?dbInSouthCity wrote:....the developer proposed the townhouses and bailed...not sure how anyone can fault the city.
Yes, in retrospect. Make it the new normal. Shocking, though, once again.I've got an email into the head of TWG Development asking about their plans for the corner lot. They were originally planning town homes on the site but met considerable resistance from Downtown residents. The demolition of the corner building was approved because the building was in terrible shape structurally and the new town homes would have been a welcome addition. In retrospect, the demolition should have been conditioned on actually redeveloping the lot.
I will let you know when I get a reply from TWG. I can say pretty confidently, they're not going to get approval to turn that lot into surface parking. We already have too much of that in the downtown CBD. This space, at very least, needs to be green space until a suitable development plan emerges.
