Monday, November 23, 2015

Of Vice and Vegetables: The Fulton Market District Furiously Builds on Chicago History


By: Monica Kass Rogers | Nov 19, 2015 | Resto.Newcity.com

“The last thing any of us wants is to see this neighborhood Disney-fied” Riding the elevator to the top of developer Jeff Shapack’s almost-finished high-rise at the corner of Halsted and Lake, I’m fussing with the Velcro on the front of my neon yellow construction vest. The lift-operator, who looks uncannily like former mayor Richard M. Daley, has just confided that he’s afraid of heights. Somewhere between levels twelve and twenty-three—six floors shy of the top—Shapack quietly says, “This is the tallest building I’ve done yet.” Read More....

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