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Re: (rshsdepot) Union Station, Chicago, IL
do I denote politics?
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Bernie Wagenblast" <brwagenblast_@_comcast.net>
To: "Rail Depot List" <rshsdepot_@_lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 11:18 AM
Subject: (rshsdepot) Union Station, Chicago, IL
: From today's Chicago Tribune.
:
: Bernie Wagenblast
: Transportation Communications Newsletter
: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/transport-communications
:
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: Union Station proposal may be back on track
:
:
:
: By THOMAS A. CORFMAN
:
: Lincoln Property Co. is talking to potential tenants about a long-range
: proposal for a twin-tower office development on top of Union Station, a
: possible sign that the Dallas real estate firm will be Amtrak`s choice as
: the new developer of the historic structure.
:
: The selection of a developer has renewed urgency for cash-strapped Amtrak,
: after the Bush administration threatened last month to push the national
: passenger railroad into bankruptcy in order to force a restructuring.
:
: Amtrak is looking for a new developer after a 2002 deal with Prime Group
: Realty Trust fell apart. A railroad spokesman declined to comment.
:
: A final decision has not been made, and Amtrak could still turn to one of
: the Chicago-based finalists: residential firm Draper & Kramer Inc. or Jones
: Lang LaSalle Inc., which has a mixed-use proposal with about 500,000 square
: feet of office space, similar to a plan city officials have already
: approved.
:
: But sources said Lincoln is proposing two towers of roughly 20 stories each
: on top of the station, which was designed by architect Daniel Burnham with
: upward expansion in mind. The towers, each with about 600,000 square feet of
: space, would be located along the north and south sides of the station,
: which occupies the block bounded by Jackson Boulevard and Canal, Clinton and
: Adams Streets.
:
: Construction would not start until a tenant agreed to lease about half of a
: tower, with completion by 2009 at the earliest. The station`s existing upper
: floors would be redeveloped into rental apartments, sources said.
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End of RSHSDepot Digest V1 #1103
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