Business

West side master plan approved
May 15 2007 - 5:56am  |  Bill Smith

Evanston aldermen Monday approved a master plan for redeveloping the Mayfair industrial corridor on the city's west side that was over a year in the making.

Repairs start at garage collapse site
May 14 2007 - 2:51pm  |  Bill Smith

Workers swarmed over the Sienna condo complex construction site at 1218 Oak Ave. today trying to determine how best to shore up the building after a portion of the parking garage collapsed over the weekend.

Workers atop garage

Condo complex parking deck collapses
May 12 2007 - 9:24pm  |  Bill Smith

Residents of the Sienna condo complex at 1718 Oak St. have been forced to evacuate their homes after a parking deck on the site partially collapsed Friday night.

Sienna

No building moratorium downtown
May 11 2007 - 7:05am  |  Bill Smith

Evanston aldermen Thursday voted to approve a contract with consultants to develop new downtown zoning but rejected a suggestion to impose a moratorium on new construction projects while the consultants do their work.

Residents react to tower plan
May 9 2007 - 7:58pm  |  Bill Smith

Everything from wind to bike parking was on the minds of Evanston residents who showed up for a Site Plan and Appearance Review Committee meeting this afternoon about the 49-story tower planned for the Fountain Square block.

Electric power restored downtown
May 8 2007 - 4:55pm  |  Bill Smith

A Commonwealth Edison spokesman says power now has been restored to nearly 600 electric customers in Evanston who lost service about 2:51 p.m. this afternoon.

The outage affected several downtown buildings including the large office building at 500 Davis St. and others on the block bounded by Hinman Avenue, Davis Street, Chicago Avenue and Grove Street.

Downtown power outage
May 8 2007 - 3:52pm  |  Bill Smith

Several downtown Evanston buildings are without electric power this afternoon.

The 500 Davis St. office building and others on the block bounded by Hinman Avenue, Davis Street, Chicago Avenue and Grove Street reportedly are affected by the outage.

Aldermen question downtown planning
May 8 2007 - 7:13am  |  Bill Smith

Evanston aldermen are scheduled to take a second look Thursday at hiring consultants to develop a new plan to guide downtown development.

Condo owners want more shops
May 7 2007 - 9:43am  |  Bill Smith

Many new downtown condo residents say they love their urban lifestyle. But others say high taxes may drive them out of Evanston.

Nearly half the 265 residents of five new condo developments who replied to a recent city survey responded to an open ended question seeking opinions and suggestions about downtown. And they had a lot to say.

Downtown condo buyers profiled
May 4 2007 - 7:50pm  |  Bill Smith

Most people who've bought new condos in downtown Evanston in the past few years already lived on the North Shore, and they're largely a mix of young professionals and empty-nesters.

Those are among the findings in a new city survey of residents of five large downtown condo buildings completed between 2002 and 2005.

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