Sunday, April 29, 2007

Cabrini Green Demolition/Redevelopment

Has anyone noticed that more Cabrini Green high rises are finally coming down? There was a huge gap where nothing was getting demolished, but now several buildings have been or are being demolished. These ones are: the two or three on the west side of Larrabee north of Division (639 West Evergreen and 1340 North Larrabee are some of these) and 714 West Division. What's odd is that there is no plan for development on this land, unlike on the "Cabrini" (older high rises) land. Also, that building on the SE corner of Division and Larrabee looks like it has been ready for demolition for sometime but continues to remain up (probably due to a court order).

What's shocking about all of this is that you can clearly see the "Green" (newer buildings) courtyard from Larrabee now, which you weren't able to before. By my count, when 714 is down, there will be only 3 "Green" buildings left.

Thoughts? Rumors on which buildings are coming down next?>

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