Logan Square renters protest landlord’s building overhaul plan
Residents of a Logan Square apartment building are protesting plans by their landlords to boot everyone from the building in order to renovate it. Building owners Herb Linn, a real estate lawyer, and Mike Zucker, CEO of Peak Properties, bought the building in February and plan to overhaul it once all the expiring leases are up and residents move out. Zucker said they are fully complying with the law and giving tenants extra time to find new places. [Chicago Sun-Times]
DuPage County hotel tax proposal spurring more opposition
Opponents are lining up against a proposal to create a DuPage County hotel/motel tax. The plan is backed by the DuPage County Convention & Visitors Bureau, which says the money would help bring in more tourists. Opponents include the village of Oak Brook, the Greater Oak Brook Chamber of Commerce, the Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce, Chamber630 and the Naperville Convention & Visitors Bureau. They say the added cost will dissuade visitors from booking the county’s 16,000 hotel rooms, many of which already are charged an occupancy tax by their local municipalities. [Daily Herald]
Former church-turned-rental listed for sale in Logan Square
JAB Real Estate is looking to sell a former Logan Square church building that it converted into apartments. The Chicago developer listed the nine-unit former Episcopal church at 2900 West Logan Boulevard for $4.5 million. The building now has seven three-bedroom and two two-bedroom apartments renting for between $2,000 and $4,000 a month. Essex Realty Group is marketing the building for JAB. [Crain’s]
North Wells looking to put “kinetic wall” on River North office building
A River North office building could be the second in Chicago to get a “kinetic wall” as a screen for its parking levels. North Wells Capital wants to install the artistic installation that undulates as the wind blows on its project at 301 West Huron Street. A similar feature is planned for the Sterling Bay office building under construction at 333 North Green Street. The North Wells building would use the kinetic wall to screen the north and east facades of a 137-stall garage. [Curbed]