Proposal for Howard/Damen Development

Alderman Joe Moore invites you - yes, YOU! - to attend a meeting to review a proposal for the construction of a five-story, 24-unit condominium building with three commercial storefront spaces at 2001 W. Howard at Damen. The meeting will be on Tuesday, November 27 at 7:00 p.m. at the Pottawattomie Park Fieldhouse. The building's owner Gus Rizakos, his architect, Irene Zemenides and his attorney, Sylvia Michas, will present the plans. Wait, wait, hold on. Before you read the full email blast from 49th Ward Alderguy Joe Moore (below), you might want to do a little background reading: The Demise of Tasty Sub Gus Rizakos - Skokie, Illinois (IL) Company Profile Irene Zemenides Donations -- Huffington Post Whereas, Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago ("Access Living") claims to be an aggrieved person within the meaning of 42 U.S.C. § 3614(d)(1)(B) and allege discrimination by Andrian-Zemenides, Ltd. in connection with the design of River's Edge Condominium - http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/housing/documents/andrianzsettle.htm ZALUC Agenda July 11 7 Jul 2006 - Gus Rizakos and his architect, Irene Zemenides, will present the proposal to build a four-story 25 unit mixed use building containing three storefront spaces Okay, now read Joe's blast: Dear Neighbor, I am writing to invite you to attend a meeting to review a proposal for the construction of a five-story, 24-unit condominium building with three commercial storefront spaces at 2001 W. Howard (southwest corner of Howard and Damen). The meeting will take place on Tuesday, November 27th, 7:00 p.m., at the Pottawattomie Park Fieldhouse, 7340 N. Rogers. Building owner Gus Rizakos, his architect, Irene Zemenides and his attorney, Sylvia Michas, will present the plans. The meeting on this proposed development originally was scheduled last June, but was postponed due to a serious illness in the architect's family. The lot is 13,038 square feet in size and is zoned B1-2. A commercial building, which houses the Tastee Sub fast food restaurant and several storefront churches, currently occupies the site and would be demolished to make way for the new development. The current zoning would permit the construction of 13 dwelling units. The owner is requesting a zoning change to B1-3, which would allow him to construct up to 32 dwelling units. His proposal calls for only 24 dwelling units. A copy of the site plan, floor plans and elevations are provided below: 2001_W_Howard_Proposed_Site_Plan.pdf (71 KB) 2001_W_Howard_Proposed_1st_Floor_Plan.pdf (50 KB) 2001_W_Howard_Proposed_Typical_Floor_Plan.pdf (37 KB) 2001_W_Howard_Proposed_Elevations.pdf (86 KB) I look forward to hearing your comments about this proposed development. Very truly yours, Joe Moore