What's going to happen to the former Cabrini Green Site/ West of the new Target?

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Permalink Reply by Tim S on April 25, 2013 at 6:03pm

Target bought the CHA land equivalent in size spread throughout the city as a swap for that prime real estate.

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Permalink Reply by Crazy David 84 Furlongs on April 25, 2013 at 6:13pm

What a great idea. If anyone is interested, I will be glad to buy you two houses in Englewood or Austin and swap them for a single house in Lincoln Park... that's even a better deal.  Or I'll trade you THREE Classic Huffy's for one Fuji Grand Fondo 1.1 C. THREE for one....

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Permalink Reply by Louis K on April 25, 2013 at 9:08pm

I assumed it was going to be a parking lot.

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Permalink Reply by Duppie on April 25, 2013 at 9:21pm

The Y you describe was not at that location, but a little further north, at Halsted and Clybourn.

David crZven 10.6 said:

At least a part of this was home to the late lamented New City YMCA.   It had the biggest and best pool among all of the City YMCA's and also had substantial athletic fields.    It was a criminal waste to close New City.   Particularly because the money that was obtained from selling New City (and another YMCA near Circle) didn't actually go to fixing some of the other YMCA's in the area that need updating.   But then, with their new 365 day a year opening policy, they are really turning into a plain old health club.   (Actually they are no longer the YMCA, they are just the Y.  They dropped Christian and are now open on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years....  stupid stupid policy.

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Permalink Reply by Jared on April 26, 2013 at 12:57am

I remember when it was knocked down.  Then a sign went up saying some new shopping center was coming soon.  Signs still there, shopping center was never built.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Weez on April 26, 2013 at 3:42pm

I wouldn't be surprised if it were a shopping mall, or a lawn bowling alley of course. 

Jared said:

I remember when it was knocked down.  Then a sign went up saying some new shopping center was coming soon.  Signs still there, shopping center was never built.

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Permalink Reply by Duppie on September 30, 2013 at 11:00am

As far as I can tell from this article, and related articles, this development is going up on the southside of Division, on the southeast side of Divsion and Hoyne. There is an empty lot behind the police station.

Cameron 7.5 mi said:

Looks like it's going to be an apartment tower.

http://chicago.curbed.com/archives/2013/09/30/18story-checkeredglas...

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