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6 hours ago, jonrapley said:

I must admit this building was coming a long nicer than I expected. After the horrendous buildings on union and Michigan my expectations were not very high though.

It doesn't look bad but it looks institutional like a medical building. Maybe that's the look they're going for. 

Like the HHS building on Franklin:

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6 hours ago, GRLaker said:

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It reminds me of a college dorm.

There are two potential options for these buildings:   1)  The designer had untreated schizophrenia.  2) They bought random materials from the clearance bin and switched to something else when they ran out.  

The third option, that someone did this intentionally and purposefully, is too depressing to consider.  If they were going for something that looks like a pure, unadulterated s--tfest, that thumbs its nose at good taste, that mocks all that is good and decent in this world, they nailed it like a boss.

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2 hours ago, wingbert said:

Well, they did get a nice solid row in place and the whole fourth floor disappeared.

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I like the little touch of cutting the 4th floor brick into about a 1/3 of a floor. I mean some of the new projects around town have the top floor as metal siding and the other floors are brick, but NOOOO, this architect decided to go halfsies!! Like organsnyder said, it looks like they ran out of brick. 

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On 5/4/2018 at 1:31 PM, HavingAhoot said:

Has anyone heard anything on news about the grocery/market still going in on the west end of this building?

I saw something in the commercial permit activity report. 

All the way to the bottom:

https://inspections.grcity.us/CitizenAccess/Report/ShowReport.aspx?module=Permits&reportID=224&reportType=LINK_REPORT_LIST

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15 minutes ago, EastownLeo said:

They have been listing the Grocery Store as a "National Chain"

"Brand new mixed use development located on Michigan St. between Diamond and Fuller. Anchored by a national grocery store."

 

I tried digging but can't find any info more.

Whaddyawannabet that the "national grocery store" is something like Dollar General.  :P

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3 hours ago, EastownLeo said:

They have been listing the Grocery Store as a "National Chain"

"Brand new mixed use development located on Michigan St. between Diamond and Fuller. Anchored by a national grocery store."

 

I tried digging but can't find any info more.

Or it could be a Walmart Neighborhood Market, like this defunct location that was a block from my office. 

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19 hours ago, mpchicago said:

Or it could be a Walmart Neighborhood Market, like this defunct location that was a block from my office. 

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That seems like the only other reasonable possibility other than a discount chain.  It seems unlikely that a "national chain" that has no presence in the area would suddenly decide it wanted to send trucks and everything else to service a rather small store in an untested location.  

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With a Meijer just "down the road", I wouldn't be shocked if it was a Walmart.

Considering the alternatives, I hope that it is at least something from an upper-tier retailer and not a Save-A-Lot or an Aldi.

 

A bonus if it is a major player is that it may just light a fire under the Family Fare on E. Fulton to do a major rebuild or renovation of their store.

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If I can buy reasonably priced paper towel, etc.. there then I am great with whoever it is.  I already have butcher, a bakery, and Martha's now has produce that is pretty competitive [and better quality] with Family Fare.  The gap I experience is paper products, can good, etc...  And my needs are not complex or brand specific.

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16 hours ago, jonrapley said:

So I was talking to the women in Party Cooler and she said the grocery store next door is going to be a Gordon Food service like the one on 28th Street? (Not too familiar with it so idk if that is the right street or not)

https://gfsstore.com/

A little underwhelming if true. Maybe they'll pull a Meijer and make a slightly upscale version because it is in the city. But it is basically a smaller version of a costco/sams club, a lot of bulk discount foods.

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