Nine-Story, Mixed-Use Building Proposed for Chicago and Main Site

Evanston residents met with property developers and city officials to discuss a proposed nine-story office and retail building that would be built on the southeast corner of the intersection of Chicago Avenue and Main Street.

The lot on the southeast corner of the intersection of Chicago Avenue and Main Street has sat vacant for almost four years, but may soon be the site of a new nine-story, mixed-use retail and office building. The proposed building and its potential effects on the surrounding neighborhood were the focuses of a community meeting held Thursday night at Lincoln Elementary School, 910 Forest Ave. The assembly opened up the property’s owner, architect and leasing agent to the questions, concerns, and complaints of about 80 Evanston residents in attendance. Designs on display at the meeting showed a basement level employee parking lot, a first floor with two storefronts and a building lobby, three levels of public parking and five stories of …

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