Chicago Union Station redevelopment back to the drawing board

By Danny Ecker, Crain’s Chicago Business; August 30, 2018

A Chicago developer’s plan to revamp Union Station is heading in a new direction after its first proposal flopped with downtown residents.

Ald. Brendan Reilly (42nd) announced in a neighborhood email Thursday that Riverside Investment & Development’s plan to reshape the transportation hub with a mix of hotel rooms, offices, apartments and new retailers “was deemed unacceptable by the community and the Alderman due to architectural and traffic concerns,” the email said. “As a result, the development team decided to completely revise their vision for the project. Their revisions respond directly to the community feedback gathered at the first community meeting.”

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