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The Chicago Federal Building was the first government structure constructed with the purpose of housing the post office. [2] Demolition began on the old building in June 1896 after the post office relocated to a temporary building on the site now occupied by the 333 North Michigan Avenue Building.
Named after its location, consisted of 6 buildings; Lake Michigan high-rises (also known as Lakefront Homes; 4 16-story buildings; vacated in 1985 and demolished by implosion on 12/12/1998) [51] [52] and Lake Parc Place (2 15-story buildings; renovated) Lawndale Gardens: Little Village (Southwest Side) April–December 1942
Demolished hotels in Chicago (11 P) Pages in category "Demolished buildings and structures in Chicago" The following 72 pages are in this category, out of 72 total.
In total, the federal government manages 511 million square feet of office space, according to the GAO. All that real estate costs the federal government about $7 billion to lease and maintain.
A redevelopment project, referred to as the Plan for Transformation, is currently in progress to rehabilitate the existing buildings and create new mixed-income housing. [11] The new neighborhood will be called "West Haven". [12] The first phase of the project, which involved the building of 461 replacement housing units, was completed in 2001.
Initially it occupied two buildings at 640 West Scott Street; one was built circa 1963 and the other was about one century old. In 1969, the city approved the site for the new Schiller. It was planned as a two-building campus on a 10.3-acre (4.2 ha) plot of land, with an expected cost of $2.5 million. It was scheduled to open in September 1970.
Originally made up of 7 15-story buildings and 33 2-story rowhouse buildings (1,198 units), the Grace Abbott Homes were built in 1955. In 2005, four of the high-rise buildings were demolished, and the rest were demolished by 2007. This property is planned to be redeveloped in Phases 3-6 of the new Roosevelt Square mixed-income community.
∎ Building a whole new government center could cost an estimated $130 million to $175 million and take four to five years. Baxmeyer has already told The Tribune that this is too costly.